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Isaiah 65:12

I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
Isaiah 65:12
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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)

וּמָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֜ם לַחֶ֗רֶב וְכֻלְּכֶם֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח תִּכְרָ֔עוּ יַ֤עַן קָרָ֙אתִי֙ וְלֹ֣א עֲנִיתֶ֔ם דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־חָפַ֖צְתִּי בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פ

  1. וּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.ti“and I will appoint”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָנָה · “to count” · Strong's H4487
  2. אֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. לַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.rev“to the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  4. וְכֻלְּכֶם֙ve.khu.le.Khem“and all of you”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. לַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vach“to the slaughter”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫בַח · “slaughter” · Strong's H2874
  6. תִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'u“you will bow down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from כָּרַע · “to bow” · Strong's H3766
  7. יַ֤עַןYa.'an“because”
    Conjunction · from יַעַן · “because” · Strong's H3282
  8. קָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.ti“I called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  9. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. עֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.Tem“you answered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  11. דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.ti“I spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  12. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.Tem“you listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  14. וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.Su“and you did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. הָרַע֙ha.Ra'“the evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  16. בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Nai“in view my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  17. וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.Sher“and <in> [that] which”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, relative · from בַאֲשֶׁר · “in which” · Strong's H0834B
  18. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. חָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.ti“I desired”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  20. בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.Tem“you chose”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)