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Isaiah 52:5

And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.
Isaiah 52:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֤ה מַה־לִּי פֹה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י חִנָּ֑ם מֹשְׁלָ֤יו יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְתָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם שְׁמִ֥י מִנֹּאָֽץ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. מַה־mi-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. לִּיli-“[belongs] to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. פֹה֙foh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  5. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  6. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. לֻקַּ֥חlu.Kach“it was taken”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  9. עַמִּ֖י'a.Mi“people my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  10. חִנָּ֑םchi.Nam“for nothing”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  11. מֹשְׁלָ֤יוmo.she.lov“rulers its”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  12. יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ye.hei.Li.lu“they wail”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָלַל · “to wail” · Strong's H3213
  13. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  14. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. וְתָמִ֥ידve.ta.Mid“and continually”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּמִיד · “continuity” · Strong's H8548
  16. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  18. שְׁמִ֥יshe.Mi“name my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  19. מִנֹּאָֽץ׃mi.no.'Atz“[is] reviled”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָאַץ · “to spurn” · Strong's H5006
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)