Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,Isaiah 10:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
ה֥וֹי הַחֹֽקְקִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־אָ֑וֶן וּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥ים עָמָ֖ל כִּתֵּֽבוּ׃
- ה֥וֹיHo“woe to!”Particle, interjection · from הוֹי · “woe!” · Strong's H1945
- הַחֹֽקְקִ֖יםha.cho.ke.Kim“those [who] decree”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָקַק · “to decree” · Strong's H2710
- חִקְקֵי־chi.kei-“decrees of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֵקֶק · “decree” · Strong's H2711
- אָ֑וֶן'A.ven“wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “wickedness” · Strong's H0205G
- וּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥יםu.me.kha.te.Vim“and writers”Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
- עָמָ֖ל'a.Mal“[who] trouble”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָמָל · “trouble” · Strong's H5999
- כִּתֵּֽבוּ׃ki.Te.vu“they wrote”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)