1	Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
	× שִׁמְע֥וּ šim·‘ū Hear Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strongs 8085 BSB/Thayers v 1) to hear, listen to, obey   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)     1a2) to hear of or concerning     1a3) to hear (have power to hear)     1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to     1a5) to understand (language)     1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)     1a7) to listen, give heed       1a7a) to consent, agree       1a7b) to grant request     1a8) to listen to, yield to     1a9) to obey, be obedient   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)     1b2) to be heard of     1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed   1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound     1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)     1d3) to make proclamation, summon     1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound × דְבַר־ ḏə·ḇar- the word Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1697 BSB/Thayers 1) speech, word, speaking, thing   1a) speech   1b) saying, utterance   1c) word, words   1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) × יְהוָ֖ה Yah·weh of the LORD , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × בְּנֵ֣י bə·nê O children Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiś·rā·’êl of Israel , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile × כִּ֣י kî for Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × לַֽיהוָה֙ Yah·weh the LORD Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × רִ֤יב rîḇ has a case Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 7379 BSB/Thayers 1) strife, controversy, dispute   1a) strife, quarrel   1b) dispute, controversy, case at law × עִם־ ‘im- against Grammar Preposition Strongs 5973 BSB/Thayers 1) with   1a) with   1b) against   1c) toward   1d) as long as   1e) beside, except   1f) in spite of × יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י yō·wō·šə·ḇê the people Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strongs 3427 BSB/Thayers 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sit, sit down     1a2) to be set     1a3) to remain, stay     1a4) to dwell, have one's abode   1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited   1c) (Piel) to set, place   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to sit     1d2) to cause to abide, set     1d3) to cause to dwell     1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited     1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be inhabited     1e2) to make to dwell × הָאָ֔רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ of the land : Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 776 BSB/Thayers 1) land, earth   1a) earth     1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)     1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)     1a3) earth (inhabitants)   1b) land     1b1) country, territory     1b2) district, region     1b3) tribal territory     1b4) piece of ground     1b5) land of Canaan, Israel     1b6) inhabitants of land     1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world     1b8) city (-state)   1c) ground, surface of the earth     1c1) ground     1c2) soil   1d) (in phrases)     1d1) people of the land     1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)     1d3) level or plain country     1d4) land of the living     1d5) end(s) of the earth   1e) (almost wholly late in usage)     1e1) lands, countries       1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan × כִּ֠י kî “ . . . Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × אֵין־ ’ên- There is no Grammar Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × אֱמֶ֧ת ’ĕ·meṯ truth , Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 571 BSB/Thayers n f 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth   1a) sureness, reliability   1b) stability, continuance   1c) faithfulness, reliableness   1d) truth     1d1) as spoken     1d2) of testimony and judgment     1d3) of divine instruction     1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge     1d5) true doctrine adv 2) in truth, truly × וְֽאֵין־ wə·’ên- no Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × חֶ֛סֶד ḥe·seḏ loving devotion , Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 2617 BSB/Thayers 1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness 2) a reproach, shame × וְאֵֽין־ wə·’ên- and no Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × דַּ֥עַת da·‘aṯ knowledge Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 1847 BSB/Thayers 1) knowledge   1a) knowledge, perception, skill   1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom × אֱלֹהִ֖ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm of God Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 430 BSB/Thayers 1) (plural)   1a) rulers, judges   1b) divine ones   1c) angels   1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning)   2a) god, goddess   2b) godlike one   2c) works or special possessions of God   2d) the (true) God   2e) God × בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ bā·’ā·reṣ in the land ! Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 776 BSB/Thayers 1) land, earth   1a) earth     1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)     1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)     1a3) earth (inhabitants)   1b) land     1b1) country, territory     1b2) district, region     1b3) tribal territory     1b4) piece of ground     1b5) land of Canaan, Israel     1b6) inhabitants of land     1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world     1b8) city (-state)   1c) ground, surface of the earth     1c1) ground     1c2) soil   1d) (in phrases)     1d1) people of the land     1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)     1d3) level or plain country     1d4) land of the living     1d5) end(s) of the earth   1e) (almost wholly late in usage)     1e1) lands, countries       1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan שִׁמְע֥וּ šim·‘ū Hear דְבַר־ ḏə·ḇar- the word יְהוָ֖ה Yah·weh of the LORD , בְּנֵ֣י bə·nê O children יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiś·rā·’êl of Israel , כִּ֣י kî for לַֽיהוָה֙ Yah·weh the LORD רִ֤יב rîḇ has a case עִם־ ‘im- against יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י yō·wō·šə·ḇê the people הָאָ֔רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ of the land : כִּ֠י kî “ . . . אֵין־ ’ên- There is no אֱמֶ֧ת ’ĕ·meṯ truth , וְֽאֵין־ wə·’ên- no חֶ֛סֶד ḥe·seḏ loving devotion , וְאֵֽין־ wə·’ên- and no דַּ֥עַת da·‘aṯ knowledge אֱלֹהִ֖ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm of God בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ bā·’ā·reṣ in the land !
2	Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
	× אָלֹ֣ה ’ā·lōh Cursing Grammar Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 422 BSB/Thayers 1) to swear, curse   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to swear, take an oath (before God)     1a2) to curse   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to put under oath, adjure     1b2) to put under a curse × וְכַחֵ֔שׁ wə·ḵa·ḥêš and lying , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strongs 3584 BSB/Thayers 1) to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely   1a) (Qal) to become lean   1b) (Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to deceive, deny falsely     1c2) to act deceptively     1c3) to cringe     1c4) to disappoint, fail   1d) (Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience × וְרָצֹ֥חַ wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ murder Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 7523 BSB/Thayers 1) to murder, slay, kill             1a)(Qal) to murder, slay     1a1) premeditated     1a2) accidental     1a3) as avenger     1a4) slayer (intentional) (participle)   1b) (Niphal) to be slain   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to murder, assassinate     1c2) murderer, assassin (participle) (subst)   1d) (Pual) to be killed × וְגָנֹ֖ב wə·ḡā·nōḇ and stealing , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 1589 BSB/Thayers 1) to steal, steal away, carry away   1a) (Qal) to steal   1b) (Niphal) to be stolen   1c) (Piel) to steal away               1d)(Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth   1e) (Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away × וְנָאֹ֑ף wə·nā·’ōp̄ and adultery Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 5003 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit adultery   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to commit adultery       1a1a) usually of man         1a1a1) always with wife of another       1a1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1a2) idolatrous worship (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to commit adultery       1b1a) of man       1b1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1b2) idolatrous worship (fig.) × פָּרָ֕צוּ pā·rā·ṣū are rampant ; Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 6555 BSB/Thayers 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)     1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in     1a3) to break into     1a4) to break open     1a5) to break up, break in pieces     1a6) to break out (violently) upon     1a7) to break over (limits), increase     1a8) to use violence     1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute   1b) (Niphal) to be broken through   1c) (Pual) to be broken down   1d) (Hithpael) to break away × וְדָמִ֥ים wə·ḏā·mîm one act of bloodshed Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 1818 BSB/Thayers 1) blood   1a) of wine (fig.) × בְּדָמִ֖ים bə·ḏā·mîm . . . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 1818 BSB/Thayers 1) blood   1a) of wine (fig.) × נָגָֽעוּ׃ nā·ḡā·‘ū follows another . Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 5060 BSB/Thayers 1) to touch, reach, strike   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to touch     1a2) to strike     1a3) to reach, extend to     1a4) to be stricken       1a4a) stricken (participle)   1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated   1c) (Piel) to strike   1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)   1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive     1e1) to cause to touch, apply     1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come     1e3) to approach (of time)     1e4) to befall (of fate) אָלֹ֣ה ’ā·lōh Cursing וְכַחֵ֔שׁ wə·ḵa·ḥêš and lying , וְרָצֹ֥חַ wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ murder וְגָנֹ֖ב wə·ḡā·nōḇ and stealing , וְנָאֹ֑ף wə·nā·’ōp̄ and adultery פָּרָ֕צוּ pā·rā·ṣū are rampant ; וְדָמִ֥ים wə·ḏā·mîm one act of bloodshed בְּדָמִ֖ים bə·ḏā·mîm . . . נָגָֽעוּ׃ nā·ḡā·‘ū follows another .
3	Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
	× עַל־ ‘al- Therefore Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × כֵּ֣ן׀ kên . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 3651 BSB/Thayers adv 1) so, therefore, thus   1a) thus, so   1b) just so   1c) therefore   1d) so...as (paired with adv)   1e) then   1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)   1g) (with prep)     1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)     1g2) hitherto     1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)     1g4) afterwards     1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable   2a) right, just, honest   2b) correct   2c) true, veritable   2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) × הָאָ֗רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ the land Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 776 BSB/Thayers 1) land, earth   1a) earth     1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)     1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)     1a3) earth (inhabitants)   1b) land     1b1) country, territory     1b2) district, region     1b3) tribal territory     1b4) piece of ground     1b5) land of Canaan, Israel     1b6) inhabitants of land     1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world     1b8) city (-state)   1c) ground, surface of the earth     1c1) ground     1c2) soil   1d) (in phrases)     1d1) people of the land     1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)     1d3) level or plain country     1d4) land of the living     1d5) end(s) of the earth   1e) (almost wholly late in usage)     1e1) lands, countries       1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan × תֶּאֱבַ֣ל te·’ĕ·ḇal mourns , Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 56 BSB/Thayers 1) to mourn, lament   1a) (Qal) to mourn, lament     1a1) of humans     1a2) of inanimate objects (fig.)       1a2a) of gates       1a2b) of land   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to mourn     1c2) play the mourner × כָּל־ kāl- and all Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3605 BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole   1a) all, the whole of   1b) any, each, every, anything   1c) totality, everything × יוֹשֵׁ֣ב yō·wō·šêḇ who dwell Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 3427 BSB/Thayers 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sit, sit down     1a2) to be set     1a3) to remain, stay     1a4) to dwell, have one's abode   1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited   1c) (Piel) to set, place   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to sit     1d2) to cause to abide, set     1d3) to cause to dwell     1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited     1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be inhabited     1e2) to make to dwell × בָּ֔הּ bāh in it Grammar Preposition | third person feminine singular × וְאֻמְלַל֙ wə·’um·lal will waste away Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 535 BSB/Thayers 1) to be weak, to droop, to languish, to be exhausted   1a) (Qal) pass participle (of the heart)     1a1) to be weak     1a2) to droop   1b) (Pulal)     1b1) to be or grow feeble     1b2) to languish × בְּחַיַּ֥ת bə·ḥay·yaṯ with the beasts Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 2416 BSB/Thayers adj 1) living, alive   1a) green (of vegetation)   1b) flowing, fresh (of water)   1c) lively, active (of man)   1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic)   3a) life   3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal   4a) animal   4b) life   4c) appetite   4d) revival, renewal 5) community × הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה haś·śā·ḏeh of the field Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 7704 BSB/Thayers 1) field, land   1a) cultivated field   1b) of home of wild beasts   1c) plain (opposed to mountain)   1d) land (opposed to sea) × וּבְע֣וֹף ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ and the birds Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 5775 BSB/Thayers 1) flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds   1a) fowl, birds   1b) winged insects × הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם haš·šā·mā·yim of the air ; Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 8064 BSB/Thayers 1) heaven, heavens, sky   1a) visible heavens, sky     1a1) as abode of the stars     1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc   1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) × וְגַם־ wə·ḡam- even Grammar Conjunction Strongs 1571 BSB/Thayers 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea   1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)   1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)   1c) even (for stress)   1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)   1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)   1f) but, yet, though (adversative)   1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike × דְּגֵ֥י də·ḡê the fish Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1709 BSB/Thayers 1) fish × הַיָּ֖ם hay·yām of the sea Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3220 BSB/Thayers 1) sea   1a) Mediterranean Sea   1b) Red Sea   1c) Dead Sea   1d) Sea of Galilee   1e) sea (general)   1f) mighty river (Nile)   1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court)   1h) seaward, west, westward × יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ yê·’ā·sê·p̄ū disappear . Grammar Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 622 BSB/Thayers 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to gather, collect     1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others)     1a3) to bring up the rear     1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to assemble, be gathered     1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2)       1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers       1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others)     1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4)       1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to gather (harvest)     1c2) to take in, receive into     1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst)   1d) (Pual) to be gathered   1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves עַל־ ‘al- Therefore כֵּ֣ן׀ kên . . . הָאָ֗רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ the land תֶּאֱבַ֣ל te·’ĕ·ḇal mourns , כָּל־ kāl- and all יוֹשֵׁ֣ב yō·wō·šêḇ who dwell בָּ֔הּ bāh in it וְאֻמְלַל֙ wə·’um·lal will waste away בְּחַיַּ֥ת bə·ḥay·yaṯ with the beasts הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה haś·śā·ḏeh of the field וּבְע֣וֹף ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ and the birds הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם haš·šā·mā·yim of the air ; וְגַם־ wə·ḡam- even דְּגֵ֥י də·ḡê the fish הַיָּ֖ם hay·yām of the sea יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ yê·’ā·sê·p̄ū disappear .
4	But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
	× אַ֥ךְ ’aḵ But Grammar Adverb Strongs 389 BSB/Thayers 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive) × אַל־ ’al- let no Grammar Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × אִ֛ישׁ ’îš man Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × יָרֵ֖ב yā·rêḇ contend ; Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strongs 7378 BSB/Thayers 1) to strive, contend   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to strive       1a1a) physically       1a1b) with words     1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue     1a3) to make complaint     1a4) to quarrel   1b) (Hiphil) to contend against × וְאַל־ wə·’al- let no Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × אִ֑ישׁ ’îš man Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × יוֹכַ֣ח yō·w·ḵaḥ offer reproof ; Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strongs 3198 BSB/Thayers 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right   1a) (Hiphil)     1a1) to decide, judge     1a2) to adjudge, appoint     1a3) to show to be right, prove     1a4) to convince, convict     1a5) to reprove, chide     1a6) to correct, rebuke   1b) (Hophal) to be chastened   1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together   1d) (Hithp) to argue × וְעַמְּךָ֖ wə·‘am·mə·ḵā for your people [are] like those Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × כִּמְרִיבֵ֥י kim·rî·ḇê who contend with Grammar Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Strongs 7378 BSB/Thayers 1) to strive, contend   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to strive       1a1a) physically       1a1b) with words     1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue     1a3) to make complaint     1a4) to quarrel   1b) (Hiphil) to contend against × כֹהֵֽן׃ ḵō·hên a priest . Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 Footnote Or for My case is against you, O priests BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest אַ֥ךְ ’aḵ But אַל־ ’al- let no אִ֛ישׁ ’îš man יָרֵ֖ב yā·rêḇ contend ; וְאַל־ wə·’al- let no אִ֑ישׁ ’îš man יוֹכַ֣ח yō·w·ḵaḥ offer reproof ; וְעַמְּךָ֖ wə·‘am·mə·ḵā for your people [are] like those כִּמְרִיבֵ֥י kim·rî·ḇê who contend with כֹהֵֽן׃ ḵō·hên a priest .
5	You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
	× וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ wə·ḵā·šal·tā You will stumble Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 3782 BSB/Thayers 1) to stumble, stagger, totter   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to stumble     1a2) to totter   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to stumble     1b2) to be tottering, be feeble   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow     1c2) to make feeble, make weak   1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble   1e) (Piel) bereave × הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm by day , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × נָבִ֛יא nā·ḇî and the prophet Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5030 BSB/Thayers 1) spokesman, speaker, prophet   1a) prophet   1b) false prophet   1c) heathen prophet × גַּם־ gam- . . . Grammar Conjunction Strongs 1571 BSB/Thayers 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea   1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)   1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)   1c) even (for stress)   1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)   1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)   1f) but, yet, though (adversative)   1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike × וְכָשַׁ֧ל wə·ḵā·šal will stumble Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3782 BSB/Thayers 1) to stumble, stagger, totter   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to stumble     1a2) to totter   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to stumble     1b2) to be tottering, be feeble   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow     1c2) to make feeble, make weak   1d) (Hophal) to be made to stumble   1e) (Piel) bereave × עִמְּךָ֖ ‘im·mə·ḵā with you Grammar Preposition | second person masculine singular Strongs 5973 BSB/Thayers 1) with   1a) with   1b) against   1c) toward   1d) as long as   1e) beside, except   1f) in spite of × לָ֑יְלָה lā·yə·lāh by night ; Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3915 BSB/Thayers 1) night   1a) night (as opposed to day)   1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.) × וְדָמִ֖יתִי wə·ḏā·mî·ṯî so I will destroy Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strongs 1820 BSB/Thayers 1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to cease     1a2) to cause to cease, destroy   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be cut off     1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany × אִמֶּֽךָ׃ ’im·me·ḵā your mother — Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ wə·ḵā·šal·tā You will stumble הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm by day , נָבִ֛יא nā·ḇî and the prophet גַּם־ gam- . . . וְכָשַׁ֧ל wə·ḵā·šal will stumble עִמְּךָ֖ ‘im·mə·ḵā with you לָ֑יְלָה lā·yə·lāh by night ; וְדָמִ֖יתִי wə·ḏā·mî·ṯî so I will destroy אִמֶּֽךָ׃ ’im·me·ḵā your mother —
6	My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
	× עַמִּ֖י ‘am·mî My people Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × נִדְמ֥וּ niḏ·mū are destroyed Grammar Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 1820 BSB/Thayers 1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to cease     1a2) to cause to cease, destroy   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be cut off     1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany × מִבְּלִ֣י mib·bə·lî for lack Grammar Preposition-m | Adverb Strongs 1097 BSB/Thayers subst 1) wearing out   adv of negation 2) without, no, not × הַדָּ֑עַת had·dā·‘aṯ of knowledge . Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 1847 BSB/Thayers 1) knowledge   1a) knowledge, perception, skill   1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom × כִּֽי־ kî- Because Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × אַתָּ֞ה ’at·tāh you Grammar Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strongs 859 BSB/Thayers 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.) × מָאַ֗סְתָּ mā·’as·tā have rejected Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 3988 BSB/Thayers 1) to reject, despise, refuse   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to reject, refuse     1a2) to despise   1b) (Niphal) to be rejected 2) (Niphal) to flow, run × הַדַּ֣עַת had·da·‘aṯ knowledge , Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 1847 BSB/Thayers 1) knowledge   1a) knowledge, perception, skill   1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom × וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā I will also reject you Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strongs 3988 BSB/Thayers 1) to reject, despise, refuse   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to reject, refuse     1a2) to despise   1b) (Niphal) to be rejected 2) (Niphal) to flow, run × מִכַּהֵ֣ן mik·ka·hên as My priests Grammar Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strongs 3547 BSB/Thayers 1) to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest     1a2) to be or become a priest     1a3) to play the priest × לִ֔י lî . Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ wat·tiš·kaḥ Since you have forgotten Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 7911 BSB/Thayers 1) to forget, ignore, wither   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to forget     1a2) to cease to care   1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten   1c) (Piel) to cause to forget   1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget   1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten × תּוֹרַ֣ת tō·w·raṯ the law Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 8451 BSB/Thayers 1) law, direction, instruction   1a) instruction, direction (human or divine)     1a1) body of prophetic teaching     1a2) instruction in Messianic age     1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction     1a4) body of legal directives   1b) law     1b1) law of the burnt offering     1b2) of special law, codes of law   1c) custom, manner   1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law × אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā of your God , Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 430 BSB/Thayers 1) (plural)   1a) rulers, judges   1b) divine ones   1c) angels   1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning)   2a) god, goddess   2b) godlike one   2c) works or special possessions of God   2d) the (true) God   2e) God × אָֽנִי׃ ’ā·nî I Grammar Pronoun - first person common singular Strongs 589 BSB/Thayers 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) × גַּם־ gam- will also Grammar Conjunction Strongs 1571 BSB/Thayers 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea   1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)   1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)   1c) even (for stress)   1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)   1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)   1f) but, yet, though (adversative)   1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike × אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח ’eš·kaḥ forget Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 7911 BSB/Thayers 1) to forget, ignore, wither   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to forget     1a2) to cease to care   1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten   1c) (Piel) to cause to forget   1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget   1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten × בָּנֶ֖יךָ bā·ne·ḵā your children . Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class עַמִּ֖י ‘am·mî My people נִדְמ֥וּ niḏ·mū are destroyed מִבְּלִ֣י mib·bə·lî for lack הַדָּ֑עַת had·dā·‘aṯ of knowledge . כִּֽי־ kî- Because אַתָּ֞ה ’at·tāh you מָאַ֗סְתָּ mā·’as·tā have rejected הַדַּ֣עַת had·da·‘aṯ knowledge , וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā I will also reject you מִכַּהֵ֣ן mik·ka·hên as My priests לִ֔י lî . וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ wat·tiš·kaḥ Since you have forgotten תּוֹרַ֣ת tō·w·raṯ the law אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā of your God , אָֽנִי׃ ’ā·nî I גַּם־ gam- will also אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח ’eš·kaḥ forget בָּנֶ֖יךָ bā·ne·ḵā your children .
7	The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
	× כְּרֻבָּ֖ם kə·rub·bām The more they multiplied , Grammar Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 7235 BSB/Thayers 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things)     1a2) to be or grow great   1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to make much, make many, have many       1c1a) to multiply, increase       1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly       1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly     1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much 2) (Qal) to shoot × כֵּ֣ן kên . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 3651 BSB/Thayers adv 1) so, therefore, thus   1a) thus, so   1b) just so   1c) therefore   1d) so...as (paired with adv)   1e) then   1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)   1g) (with prep)     1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)     1g2) hitherto     1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)     1g4) afterwards     1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable   2a) right, just, honest   2b) correct   2c) true, veritable   2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) × חָֽטְאוּ־ ḥā·ṭə·’ū- the more they sinned Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 2398 BSB/Thayers 1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to miss     1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty     1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to bear loss     1b2) to make a sin-offering     1b3) to purify from sin     1b4) to purify from uncleanness   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to miss the mark     1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin     1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment   1d) (Hithpael)     1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way     1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness × לִ֑י lî against Me ; Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × אָמִֽיר׃ ’ā·mîr they exchanged Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 4171 BSB/Thayers 1) to change, exchange   1a) (Niphal) to be changed   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to change, alter     1b2) to exchange × כְּבוֹדָ֖ם kə·ḇō·w·ḏām their Glory Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 3519 Footnote Or they exchanged their glorious God (Syriac); MT I will exchange their glory BSB/Thayers 1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance   1a) abundance, riches   1b) honour, splendour, glory   1c) honour, dignity   1d) honour, reputation   1e) honour, reverence, glory   1f) glory × בְּקָל֥וֹן bə·qā·lō·wn for a thing of disgrace . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 7036 BSB/Thayers 1) shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy   1a) ignominy (of nation)   1b) dishonour, disgrace (personal) כְּרֻבָּ֖ם kə·rub·bām The more they multiplied , כֵּ֣ן kên . . . חָֽטְאוּ־ ḥā·ṭə·’ū- the more they sinned לִ֑י lî against Me ; אָמִֽיר׃ ’ā·mîr they exchanged כְּבוֹדָ֖ם kə·ḇō·w·ḏām their Glory בְּקָל֥וֹן bə·qā·lō·wn for a thing of disgrace .
8	They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
	× יֹאכֵ֑לוּ yō·ḵê·lū They feed on Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 398 BSB/Thayers 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to eat (human subject)     1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)     1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)     1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)     1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)     1a6) to devour (of oppression)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be eaten (by men)     1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)     1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to cause to eat, feed with     1c2) to cause to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to feed     1d2) to cause to eat   1e) (Piel)     1e1) consume × חַטַּ֥את ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ the sins Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 2403 Footnote Or the sin offerings BSB/Thayers 1) sin, sinful 2) sin, sin offering   2a) sin   2b) condition of sin, guilt of sin   2c) punishment for sin   2d) sin-offering   2e) purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness × עַמִּ֖י ‘am·mî of My people Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × יִשְׂא֥וּ yiś·’ū and set Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 5375 BSB/Thayers 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to lift, lift up     1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure     1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted     1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up     1b3) to be borne, be carried     1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist     1c2) to desire, long (fig.)     1c3) to carry, bear continuously     1c4) to take, take away   1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)     1e2) to cause to bring, have brought × נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ nap̄·šōw their hearts Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 5315 BSB/Thayers 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion   1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man   1b) living being   1c) living being (with life in the blood)   1d) the man himself, self, person or individual   1e) seat of the appetites   1f) seat of emotions and passions   1g) activity of mind     1g1) dubious   1h) activity of the will     1h1) dubious   1i) activity of the character     1i1) dubious × וְאֶל־ wə·’el- on Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × עֲוֺנָ֖ם ‘ă·wō·nām iniquity . Grammar Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 5771 BSB/Thayers 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity   1a) iniquity   1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition)   1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity יֹאכֵ֑לוּ yō·ḵê·lū They feed on חַטַּ֥את ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ the sins עַמִּ֖י ‘am·mî of My people יִשְׂא֥וּ yiś·’ū and set נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ nap̄·šōw their hearts וְאֶל־ wə·’el- on עֲוֺנָ֖ם ‘ă·wō·nām iniquity .
9	And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
	× וְהָיָ֥ה wə·hā·yāh And it shall be Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × כָעָ֖ם ḵā·‘ām like people , Grammar Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן kak·kō·hên like priest . Grammar Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest × וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî I will punish Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strongs 6485 BSB/Thayers v 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to pay attention to, observe     1a2) to attend to     1a3) to seek, look about for     1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack     1a5) to visit     1a6) to visit upon, punish     1a7) to pass in review, muster, number     1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking     1b2) to be visited     1b3) to be visited upon     1b4) to be appointed     1b5) to be watched over   1c) (Piel) to muster, call up   1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer     1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit   1f) (Hophal)     1f1) to be visited     1f2) to be deposited     1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted   1g) (Hithpael) numbered   1h) (Hothpael) numbered n m pl abstr 2) musterings, expenses × עָלָיו֙ ‘ā·lāw both of them Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × דְּרָכָ֔יו də·rā·ḵāw for their ways Grammar Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1870 BSB/Thayers 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner   1a) road, way, path   1b) journey   1c) direction   1d) manner, habit, way   1e) of course of life (fig.)   1f) of moral character (fig.) × אָשִׁ֥יב ’ā·šîḇ and repay Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 7725 BSB/Thayers 1) to return, turn back   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn back, return       1a1a) to turn back       1a1b) to return, come or go back       1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back       1a1d) of dying       1a1e) of human relations (fig)       1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)         1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise         1a1f2) to turn away (of God)         1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent         1a1f4) turn back (from evil)       1a1g) of inanimate things       1a1h) in repetition   1b) (Polel)     1b1) to bring back     1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)     1b3) to lead away (enticingly)     1b4) to show turning, apostatise   1c) (Pual) restored (participle)   1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back     1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment     1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore     1d3) to bring back, report to, answer     1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)     1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse     1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward     1d7) to turn against     1d8) to bring back to mind     1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke   1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back   1f) (Pulal) brought back × לֽוֹ׃ lōw them Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו ū·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw for their deeds . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4611 BSB/Thayers 1) deed, practice   1a) practice (usually bad)   1b) deeds   1c) acts וְהָיָ֥ה wə·hā·yāh And it shall be כָעָ֖ם ḵā·‘ām like people , כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן kak·kō·hên like priest . וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî I will punish עָלָיו֙ ‘ā·lāw both of them דְּרָכָ֔יו də·rā·ḵāw for their ways אָשִׁ֥יב ’ā·šîḇ and repay לֽוֹ׃ lōw them וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו ū·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw for their deeds .
10	They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
	× וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ wə·’ā·ḵə·lū They will eat Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strongs 398 BSB/Thayers 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to eat (human subject)     1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)     1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)     1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)     1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)     1a6) to devour (of oppression)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be eaten (by men)     1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)     1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to cause to eat, feed with     1c2) to cause to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to feed     1d2) to cause to eat   1e) (Piel)     1e1) consume × וְלֹ֣א wə·lō but not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ yiś·bā·‘ū be satisfied ; Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 7646 BSB/Thayers 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be sated (with food)     1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)     1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with       1a3a) to be weary of (fig)   1b) (Piel) to satisfy   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to satisfy     1c2) to enrich     1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired) × הִזְנ֖וּ hiz·nū they will be promiscuous Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × וְלֹ֣א wə·lō but not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × יִפְרֹ֑צוּ yip̄·rō·ṣū multiply . Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 6555 BSB/Thayers 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)     1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in     1a3) to break into     1a4) to break open     1a5) to break up, break in pieces     1a6) to break out (violently) upon     1a7) to break over (limits), increase     1a8) to use violence     1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute   1b) (Niphal) to be broken through   1c) (Pual) to be broken down   1d) (Hithpael) to break away × כִּֽי־ kî- For Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × עָזְב֖וּ ‘ā·zə·ḇū they have stopped Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 5800 BSB/Thayers 1) to leave, loose, forsake   1a) (Qal) to leave     1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone     1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise     1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be left to     1b2) to be forsaken   1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair   2a) (Qal) to repair × לִשְׁמֹֽר׃ liš·mōr obeying Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 8104 BSB/Thayers 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to keep, have charge of     1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life       1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)     1a3) to watch for, wait for     1a4) to watch, observe     1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)     1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain     1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)     1a8) to keep, preserve, protect     1a9) to keep, reserve   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware     1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain     1b3) to be kept, be guarded   1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed   1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from × יְהוָ֥ה Yah·weh the LORD . Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ wə·’ā·ḵə·lū They will eat וְלֹ֣א wə·lō but not יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ yiś·bā·‘ū be satisfied ; הִזְנ֖וּ hiz·nū they will be promiscuous וְלֹ֣א wə·lō but not יִפְרֹ֑צוּ yip̄·rō·ṣū multiply . כִּֽי־ kî- For אֶת־ ’eṯ- - עָזְב֖וּ ‘ā·zə·ḇū they have stopped לִשְׁמֹֽר׃ liš·mōr obeying יְהוָ֥ה Yah·weh the LORD .
11	Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
	× זְנ֛וּת zə·nūṯ Promiscuity , Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2184 BSB/Thayers 1) fornication, harlotry × וְיַ֥יִן wə·ya·yin wine , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3196 BSB/Thayers 1) wine × וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ wə·ṯî·rō·wōš and new wine Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 8492 BSB/Thayers 1) wine, fresh or new wine, must, freshly pressed wine × יִֽקַּֽח־ yiq·qaḥ- take away Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × לֵֽב׃ lêḇ understanding . Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3820 BSB/Thayers 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding   1a) inner part, midst     1a1) midst (of things)     1a2) heart (of man)     1a3) soul, heart (of man)     1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory     1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)     1a6) conscience     1a7) heart (of moral character)     1a8) as seat of appetites     1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage זְנ֛וּת zə·nūṯ Promiscuity , וְיַ֥יִן wə·ya·yin wine , וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ wə·ṯî·rō·wōš and new wine יִֽקַּֽח־ yiq·qaḥ- take away לֵֽב׃ lêḇ understanding .
12	My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
	× עַמִּי֙ ‘am·mî My people Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × יִשְׁאָ֔ל yiš·’āl consult Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7592 BSB/Thayers 1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to ask, ask for     1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow     1a3) to enquire, enquire of     1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)     1a5) to seek   1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully     1c2) to beg, practise beggary   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to be given on request     1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to × בְּעֵצ֣וֹ bə·‘ê·ṣōw their wooden idols , Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 6086 BSB/Thayers 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows   1a) tree, trees   1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax × וּמַקְל֖וֹ ū·maq·lōw and their divining rods Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4731 BSB/Thayers 1) rod, staff   1a) rod, stick   1b) staff (in travel)   1c) wand (of diviner) × יַגִּ֣יד yag·gîḏ inform Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × ל֑וֹ lōw them . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × כִּ֣י kî For Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × ר֤וּחַ rū·aḥ a spirit Grammar Noun - common singular construct Strongs 7307 BSB/Thayers 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit   1a) breath   1b) wind     1b1) of heaven     1b2) quarter (of wind), side     1b3) breath of air     1b4) air, gas     1b5) vain, empty thing   1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)     1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour     1c2) courage     1c3) temper, anger     1c4) impatience, patience     1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)     1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse     1c7) prophetic spirit   1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)     1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being   1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)     1e1) desire     1e2) sorrow, trouble   1f) spirit     1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts     1f2) rarely of the will     1f3) as seat especially of moral character   1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son     1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy     1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning     1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power     1g4) as endowing men with various gifts     1g5) as energy of life     1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory     1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force × זְנוּנִים֙ zə·nū·nîm of prostitution Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 2183 BSB/Thayers 1) adultery, fornication, prostitution × הִתְעָ֔ה hiṯ·‘āh leads them astray Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 8582 BSB/Thayers 1) to err, wander, go astray, stagger   1a) (Qal) to err     1a1) to wander about (physically)     1a2) of intoxication     1a3) of sin (ethically)     1a4) wandering (of the mind)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)     1b2) to be led astray (ethically)   1c) (Hiphil) to cause to wander     1c1) to cause to wander about (physically)     1c2) to cause to wander (of intoxication)     1c3) to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally) × וַיִּזְנ֖וּ way·yiz·nū and they have played the harlot Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × מִתַּ֥חַת mit·ta·ḥaṯ against Grammar Preposition-m Strongs 8478 BSB/Thayers 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m   1a) the under part adv accus   1b) beneath prep   1c) under, beneath     1c1) at the foot of (idiom)     1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)     1c3) of subjection or conquest   1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands     1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)     1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)     1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj   1e) instead of, instead of that   1f) in return for that, because that in compounds   1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)   1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath × אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem their God . Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 430 BSB/Thayers 1) (plural)   1a) rulers, judges   1b) divine ones   1c) angels   1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning)   2a) god, goddess   2b) godlike one   2c) works or special possessions of God   2d) the (true) God   2e) God עַמִּי֙ ‘am·mî My people יִשְׁאָ֔ל yiš·’āl consult בְּעֵצ֣וֹ bə·‘ê·ṣōw their wooden idols , וּמַקְל֖וֹ ū·maq·lōw and their divining rods יַגִּ֣יד yag·gîḏ inform ל֑וֹ lōw them . כִּ֣י kî For ר֤וּחַ rū·aḥ a spirit זְנוּנִים֙ zə·nū·nîm of prostitution הִתְעָ֔ה hiṯ·‘āh leads them astray וַיִּזְנ֖וּ way·yiz·nū and they have played the harlot מִתַּ֥חַת mit·ta·ḥaṯ against אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem their God .
13	They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
	× יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ yə·zab·bê·ḥū They sacrifice Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 2076 BSB/Thayers 1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice     1a2) to slaughter for eating     1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment   1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice × עַל־ ‘al- on Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × רָאשֵׁ֨י rā·šê the mountaintops Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × הֶהָרִ֜ים he·hā·rîm . . . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 2022 BSB/Thayers 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount × יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rū and burn offerings Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 6999 BSB/Thayers v 1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to make sacrifices smoke     1a2) to sacrifice   1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to make sacrifices smoke     1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense     1c3) to make smoke upon   1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke n m 2) incense n f 3) incense-altar × וְעַל־ wə·‘al- on Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ the hills , Grammar Article | Noun - feminine plural Strongs 1389 BSB/Thayers 1) hill   1a) hill (lower than a mountain)   1b) as a place of illicit worship   1c) poetic for mountain   1d) used in place names × תַּ֣חַת ta·ḥaṯ under Grammar Preposition Strongs 8478 BSB/Thayers 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m   1a) the under part adv accus   1b) beneath prep   1c) under, beneath     1c1) at the foot of (idiom)     1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)     1c3) of subjection or conquest   1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands     1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)     1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)     1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj   1e) instead of, instead of that   1f) in return for that, because that in compounds   1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)   1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath × אַלּ֧וֹן ’al·lō·wn oak , Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 437 BSB/Thayers 1) oak, great tree × וְלִבְנֶ֛ה wə·liḇ·neh poplar , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3839 BSB/Thayers 1) poplar, white poplar   1a) a tree which exudes milky-white gum × וְאֵלָ֖ה wə·’ê·lāh and terebinth , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 424 BSB/Thayers 1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David killed Goliath × כִּ֣י kî because Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × צִלָּ֑הּ ṣil·lāh their shade Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 6738 BSB/Thayers 1) shadow, shade   1a) shadow (on dial)   1b) shadow, shade (as protection)   1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) × ט֣וֹב ṭō·wḇ is pleasant . Grammar Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 2896 BSB/Thayers adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable   1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)   1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)   1c) good, excellent (of its kind)   1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation   1e) good, appropriate, becoming   1f) better (comparative)   1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)   1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)   1i) good, kind, benign   1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare   2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness   2b) good things (collective)   2c) good, benefit   2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things   3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness   3b) good things (collective)   3c) bounty × עַל־ ‘al- And so Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × כֵּ֗ן kên . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 3651 BSB/Thayers adv 1) so, therefore, thus   1a) thus, so   1b) just so   1c) therefore   1d) so...as (paired with adv)   1e) then   1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)   1g) (with prep)     1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)     1g2) hitherto     1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)     1g4) afterwards     1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable   2a) right, just, honest   2b) correct   2c) true, veritable   2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) × בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strongs 1323 BSB/Thayers n f 1) daughter   1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin     1a1) as polite address n pr f     1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women     1a3) as personification     1a4) daughter-villages     1a5) description of character × תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙ tiz·ne·nāh turn to prostitution Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם wə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem and your daughters-in-law Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strongs 3618 BSB/Thayers 1) bride, daughter-in-law   1a) daughter-in-law   1b) bride, young wife × תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃ tə·nā·’ap̄·nāh to adultery . Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strongs 5003 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit adultery   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to commit adultery       1a1a) usually of man         1a1a1) always with wife of another       1a1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1a2) idolatrous worship (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to commit adultery       1b1a) of man       1b1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1b2) idolatrous worship (fig.) יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ yə·zab·bê·ḥū They sacrifice עַל־ ‘al- on רָאשֵׁ֨י rā·šê the mountaintops הֶהָרִ֜ים he·hā·rîm . . . יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rū and burn offerings וְעַל־ wə·‘al- on הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ the hills , תַּ֣חַת ta·ḥaṯ under אַלּ֧וֹן ’al·lō·wn oak , וְלִבְנֶ֛ה wə·liḇ·neh poplar , וְאֵלָ֖ה wə·’ê·lāh and terebinth , כִּ֣י kî because צִלָּ֑הּ ṣil·lāh their shade ט֣וֹב ṭō·wḇ is pleasant . עַל־ ‘al- And so כֵּ֗ן kên . . . בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙ tiz·ne·nāh turn to prostitution וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם wə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem and your daughters-in-law תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃ tə·nā·’ap̄·nāh to adultery .
14	I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
	× לֹֽא־ lō- I will not Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × אֶפְק֨וֹד ’ep̄·qō·wḏ punish Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 6485 BSB/Thayers v 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to pay attention to, observe     1a2) to attend to     1a3) to seek, look about for     1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack     1a5) to visit     1a6) to visit upon, punish     1a7) to pass in review, muster, number     1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking     1b2) to be visited     1b3) to be visited upon     1b4) to be appointed     1b5) to be watched over   1c) (Piel) to muster, call up   1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer     1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit   1f) (Hophal)     1f1) to be visited     1f2) to be deposited     1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted   1g) (Hithpael) numbered   1h) (Hothpael) numbered n m pl abstr 2) musterings, expenses × עַל־ ‘al- . . . Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strongs 1323 BSB/Thayers n f 1) daughter   1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin     1a1) as polite address n pr f     1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women     1a3) as personification     1a4) daughter-villages     1a5) description of character × כִּ֣י kî when Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × תִזְנֶ֗ינָה ṯiz·ne·nāh they prostitute themselves , Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × וְעַל־ wə·‘al- nor Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ kal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters-in-law Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strongs 3618 BSB/Thayers 1) bride, daughter-in-law   1a) daughter-in-law   1b) bride, young wife × כִּ֣י kî when Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × תְנָאַ֔פְנָה ṯə·nā·’ap̄·nāh they commit adultery . Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strongs 5003 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit adultery   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to commit adultery       1a1a) usually of man         1a1a1) always with wife of another       1a1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1a2) idolatrous worship (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to commit adultery       1b1a) of man       1b1b) adultery (of women) (participle)     1b2) idolatrous worship (fig.) × כִּי־ kî- For Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הֵם֙ hêm the men themselves Grammar Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strongs 1992 BSB/Thayers 1) they, these, the same, who × יְפָרֵ֔דוּ yə·p̄ā·rê·ḏū go off Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 6504 BSB/Thayers 1) to separate, divide   1a) (Qal) to divide   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to divide, separate     1b2) to be divided, be separated   1c) (Piel) to be separated   1d) (Pual) to be divided   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to divide, separate     1e2) to make a division, make a separation   1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated × עִם־ ‘im- with Grammar Preposition Strongs 5973 BSB/Thayers 1) with   1a) with   1b) against   1c) toward   1d) as long as   1e) beside, except   1f) in spite of × הַזֹּנ֣וֹת haz·zō·nō·wṯ prostitutes Grammar Article | Noun - feminine plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ yə·zab·bê·ḥū and offer sacrifices Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 2076 BSB/Thayers 1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice     1a2) to slaughter for eating     1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment   1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice × וְעִם־ wə·‘im- with Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strongs 5973 BSB/Thayers 1) with   1a) with   1b) against   1c) toward   1d) as long as   1e) beside, except   1f) in spite of × הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת haq·qə·ḏê·šō·wṯ shrine prostitutes . Grammar Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strongs 6948 BSB/Thayers 1) female temple prostitute, harlot × וְעָ֥ם wə·‘ām So a people Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × לֹֽא־ lō- without Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × יָבִ֖ין yā·ḇîn understanding Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 995 BSB/Thayers 1) to discern, understand, consider   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to perceive, discern     1a2) to understand, know (with the mind)     1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider     1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding   1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to understand     1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach   1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently   1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct 2) (TWOT) prudent, regard × יִלָּבֵֽט׃ yil·lā·ḇêṭ will come to ruin . Grammar Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3832 BSB/Thayers 1) to throw down, thrust down, thrust out, thrust away   1a) (Niphal) to be thrust down, be thrust away, be thrown down, be cast aside לֹֽא־ lō- I will not אֶפְק֨וֹד ’ep̄·qō·wḏ punish עַל־ ‘al- . . . בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters כִּ֣י kî when תִזְנֶ֗ינָה ṯiz·ne·nāh they prostitute themselves , וְעַל־ wə·‘al- nor כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ kal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem your daughters-in-law כִּ֣י kî when תְנָאַ֔פְנָה ṯə·nā·’ap̄·nāh they commit adultery . כִּי־ kî- For הֵם֙ hêm the men themselves יְפָרֵ֔דוּ yə·p̄ā·rê·ḏū go off עִם־ ‘im- with הַזֹּנ֣וֹת haz·zō·nō·wṯ prostitutes יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ yə·zab·bê·ḥū and offer sacrifices וְעִם־ wə·‘im- with הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת haq·qə·ḏê·šō·wṯ shrine prostitutes . וְעָ֥ם wə·‘ām So a people לֹֽא־ lō- without יָבִ֖ין yā·ḇîn understanding יִלָּבֵֽט׃ yil·lā·ḇêṭ will come to ruin .
15	Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
	× אִם־ ’im- Though Grammar Conjunction Strongs 518 BSB/Thayers 1) if   1a) conditional clauses     1a1) of possible situations     1a2) of impossible situations   1b) oath contexts     1b1) no, not   1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or   1d) when, whenever   1e) since   1f) interrogative particle   1g) but rather × אַתָּה֙ ’at·tāh you Grammar Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strongs 859 BSB/Thayers 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.) × זֹנֶ֤ה zō·neh prostitute yourself , Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś·rā·’êl O Israel , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile × יְהוּדָ֑ה yə·hū·ḏāh may Judah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3063 BSB/Thayers       Judah = |praised| 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah × אַל־ ’al- avoid Grammar Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × יֶאְשַׁ֖ם ye’·šam such guilt ! Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 816 BSB/Thayers 1) to offend, be guilty, trespass   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury     1a2) to be or become guilty     1a3) to be held guilty     1a4) to be incriminated   1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment   1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty 2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense × וְאַל־ wə·’al- Do not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × תָּבֹ֣אוּ tā·ḇō·’ū journey Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל hag·gil·gāl to Gilgal , Grammar Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 1537 BSB/Thayers         Gilgal = |a wheel, rolling| 1) the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship 2) dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel 3) a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure × תַּעֲלוּ֙ ta·‘ă·lū do not go up Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 5927 BSB/Thayers 1) to go up, ascend, climb   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go up, ascend     1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat     1a3) to go up, come up (of animals)     1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)     1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)     1a6) to come up (before God)     1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)     1a8) to excel, be superior to   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away     1b2) to take oneself away     1b3) to be exalted   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up     1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away     1c3) to bring up, draw up, train     1c4) to cause to ascend     1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally)     1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts)     1c7) to exalt     1c8) to cause to ascend, offer   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be carried away, be led up     1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in     1d3) to be offered   1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself × בֵּ֣ית bêṯ vvv Grammar Preposition Strongs 1007 BSB/Thayers               Beth-aven = |house of vanity| 1) a city east of Bethel, site unknown × אָ֔וֶן ’ā·wen to Beth-aven , Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 1007 Footnote Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29. BSB/Thayers               Beth-aven = |house of vanity| 1) a city east of Bethel, site unknown × וְאַל־ wə·’al- . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × וְאַֽל־ wə·’al- and do not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 408 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)   1a) do not, let not (with a verb)   1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)   1c) not, no (with substantive)   1d) nothing (as substantive) × תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ tiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū swear on oath , Grammar Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 7650 BSB/Thayers 1) to swear, adjure   1a) (Qal) sworn (participle)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to swear, take an oath     1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)     1b3) to curse   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to take an oath     1c2) to adjure × יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh ‘ As surely as the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × חַי־ ḥay- lives ! ’ Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 2416 BSB/Thayers adj 1) living, alive   1a) green (of vegetation)   1b) flowing, fresh (of water)   1c) lively, active (of man)   1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic)   3a) life   3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal   4a) animal   4b) life   4c) appetite   4d) revival, renewal 5) community אִם־ ’im- Though אַתָּה֙ ’at·tāh you זֹנֶ֤ה zō·neh prostitute yourself , יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś·rā·’êl O Israel , יְהוּדָ֑ה yə·hū·ḏāh may Judah אַל־ ’al- avoid יֶאְשַׁ֖ם ye’·šam such guilt ! וְאַל־ wə·’al- Do not תָּבֹ֣אוּ tā·ḇō·’ū journey הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל hag·gil·gāl to Gilgal , תַּעֲלוּ֙ ta·‘ă·lū do not go up בֵּ֣ית bêṯ vvv אָ֔וֶן ’ā·wen to Beth-aven , וְאַל־ wə·’al- . . . וְאַֽל־ wə·’al- and do not תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ tiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū swear on oath , יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh ‘ As surely as the LORD חַי־ ḥay- lives ! ’
16	For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
	× כִּ֚י kî For Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiś·rā·’êl Israel Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile × סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה sō·rê·rāh is as obstinate Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strongs 5637 BSB/Thayers 1) to rebel, be stubborn, be rebellious, be refractory   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be stubborn     1a2) stubborn, rebel (subst) × סָרַ֖ר sā·rar as a stubborn Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5637 BSB/Thayers 1) to rebel, be stubborn, be rebellious, be refractory   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be stubborn     1a2) stubborn, rebel (subst) × כְּפָרָ֣ה kə·p̄ā·rāh heifer . Grammar Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 6510 BSB/Thayers 1) cow, heifer × יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh Can the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × עַתָּה֙ ‘at·tāh now Grammar Adverb Strongs 6258 BSB/Thayers 1) now   1a) now   1b) in phrases × יִרְעֵ֣ם yir·‘êm shepherd them Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strongs 7462 BSB/Thayers 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to tend, pasture       1a1a) to shepherd       1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig)       1a1c) of people as flock (fig)       1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst)     1a2) to feed, graze       1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal)       1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)   1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)   2a) (Qal) to associate with   2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend × כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ kə·ḵe·ḇeś like lambs Grammar Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3532 BSB/Thayers 1) lamb, sheep, young ram × בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ bam·mer·ḥāḇ in an open meadow ? Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4800 BSB/Thayers 1) broad or roomy place, wide, expanses כִּ֚י kî For יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiś·rā·’êl Israel סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה sō·rê·rāh is as obstinate סָרַ֖ר sā·rar as a stubborn כְּפָרָ֣ה kə·p̄ā·rāh heifer . יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh Can the LORD עַתָּה֙ ‘at·tāh now יִרְעֵ֣ם yir·‘êm shepherd them כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ kə·ḵe·ḇeś like lambs בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ bam·mer·ḥāḇ in an open meadow ?
17	Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
	× אֶפְרָ֖יִם ’ep̄·rā·yim Ephraim Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 669 Footnote That is, the northern kingdom of Israel BSB/Thayers           Ephraim = |double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful| 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem × חֲב֧וּר ḥă·ḇūr is joined Grammar Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct Strongs 2266 BSB/Thayers 1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to unite, be joined     1a2) to tie magic charms, charm   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to unite with, make an ally of     1b2) to unite, join, ally   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be allied with, be united     1c2) to be joined together   1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words)   1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together × עֲצַבִּ֛ים ‘ă·ṣab·bîm to idols ; Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 6091 BSB/Thayers 1) idol, image × הַֽנַּֽח־ han·naḥ- leave him alone Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strongs 5117 BSB/Thayers 1) to rest   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to rest, settle down and remain     1a2) to repose, have rest, be quiet   1b) (Hiph)     1b1) to cause to rest, give rest to, make quiet     1b2) to cause to rest, cause to alight, set down     1b3) to lay or set down, deposit, let lie, place     1b4) to let remain, leave     1b5) to leave, depart from     1b6) to abandon     1b7) to permit   1c) (Hoph)     1c1) to obtain rest, be granted rest     1c2) to be left, be placed     1c3) open space (subst) × לֽוֹ׃ lōw ! Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular אֶפְרָ֖יִם ’ep̄·rā·yim Ephraim חֲב֧וּר ḥă·ḇūr is joined עֲצַבִּ֛ים ‘ă·ṣab·bîm to idols ; הַֽנַּֽח־ han·naḥ- leave him alone לֽוֹ׃ lōw !
18	When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
	× סָבְאָ֑ם sā·ḇə·’ām When their liquor Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 5435 BSB/Thayers 1) drink, liquor, wine × סָ֖ר sār is gone , Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5493 BSB/Thayers 1) to turn aside, depart   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto     1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid     1a3) to be removed     1a4) to come to an end   1b) (Polel) to turn aside   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose     1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish   1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed × הַזְנֵ֣ה haz·nêh they turn to prostitution Grammar Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × הִזְנ֔וּ hiz·nū . . . ; Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 2181 BSB/Thayers 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication     1a2) to commit adultery     1a3) to be a cult prostitute     1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)   1b) (Pual) to play the harlot   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to commit adultery     1c2) to force into prostitution     1c3) to commit fornication × מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ mā·ḡin·ne·hā their rulers Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 4043 Footnote Hebrew her shields BSB/Thayers 1) shield, buckler × הֵב֛וּ hê·ḇū dearly Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 157 BSB/Thayers 1) to love   1a) (Qal)     1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual     1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom     1a3) human love for or to God     1a4) act of being a friend       1a4a) lover (participle)       1a4b) friend (participle)     1a5) God's love toward man       1a5a) to individual men       1a5b) to people Israel       1a5c) to righteousness   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) lovely (participle)     1b2) loveable (participle)   1c) (Piel)     1c1) friends     1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like × אָהֲב֥וּ ’ā·hă·ḇū love Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 157 BSB/Thayers 1) to love   1a) (Qal)     1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual     1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom     1a3) human love for or to God     1a4) act of being a friend       1a4a) lover (participle)       1a4b) friend (participle)     1a5) God's love toward man       1a5a) to individual men       1a5b) to people Israel       1a5c) to righteousness   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) lovely (participle)     1b2) loveable (participle)   1c) (Piel)     1c1) friends     1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like × קָל֖וֹן qā·lō·wn disgrace . Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 7036 BSB/Thayers 1) shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy   1a) ignominy (of nation)   1b) dishonour, disgrace (personal) סָבְאָ֑ם sā·ḇə·’ām When their liquor סָ֖ר sār is gone , הַזְנֵ֣ה haz·nêh they turn to prostitution הִזְנ֔וּ hiz·nū . . . ; מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ mā·ḡin·ne·hā their rulers הֵב֛וּ hê·ḇū dearly אָהֲב֥וּ ’ā·hă·ḇū love קָל֖וֹן qā·lō·wn disgrace .
19	The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
	× ר֛וּחַ rū·aḥ The whirlwind Grammar Noun - common singular Strongs 7307 BSB/Thayers 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit   1a) breath   1b) wind     1b1) of heaven     1b2) quarter (of wind), side     1b3) breath of air     1b4) air, gas     1b5) vain, empty thing   1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)     1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour     1c2) courage     1c3) temper, anger     1c4) impatience, patience     1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)     1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse     1c7) prophetic spirit   1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)     1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being   1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)     1e1) desire     1e2) sorrow, trouble   1f) spirit     1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts     1f2) rarely of the will     1f3) as seat especially of moral character   1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son     1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy     1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning     1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power     1g4) as endowing men with various gifts     1g5) as energy of life     1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory     1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force × צָרַ֥ר ṣā·rar has wrapped Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6887 BSB/Thayers 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up     1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits   1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon     1c2) to suffer distress 2) to show hostility toward, vex   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass     1a2) vexer, harasser (participle) × אוֹתָ֖הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh them Grammar Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strongs 853 Footnote Hebrew has wrapped her BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā in its wings , Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 3671 BSB/Thayers 1) wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt   1a) wing   1b) extremity     1b1) skirt, corner (of garment) × מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽםס miz·ziḇ·ḥō·ṯå̄·ms and their sacrifices Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 2077 BSB/Thayers 1) sacrifice   1a) sacrifices of righteousness   1b) sacrifices of strife   1c) sacrifices to dead things   1d) the covenant sacrifice   1e) the passover   1f) annual sacrifice   1g) thank offering × וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ wə·yê·ḇō·šū will bring them shame . [’’] Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 954 BSB/Thayers 1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to feel shame     1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)   1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame)   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to put to shame     1c2) to act shamefully     1c3) to be ashamed   1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another ר֛וּחַ rū·aḥ The whirlwind צָרַ֥ר ṣā·rar has wrapped אוֹתָ֖הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh them בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā in its wings , מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽםס miz·ziḇ·ḥō·ṯå̄·ms and their sacrifices וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ wə·yê·ḇō·šū will bring them shame . [’’]