For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.Isaiah 9:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
- וַיִּֽהְי֛וּvai.yih.Yu“and they were”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.Rei“[the] guides”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from אָשַׁר · “to bless” · Strong's H0833
- הָֽעָם־ha.'om-“<of> the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- מַתְעִ֑יםmat.'Im“misleading”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from תָּעָה · “to go astray” · Strong's H8582
- וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.Rav“and [those who] were guided by him”Conjunction + Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָשַׁר · “to bless” · Strong's H0833
- מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃me.vu.la.'Im“[were] confused”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּלַע · “to swallow up” · Strong's H1104
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)