Psalm 81:12

So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Psalm 81:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּVa.'a.sha.le.che.hu“and I gave over it”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “let go” · Strong's H7971H
  2. בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּתbish.ri.Rut“in [the] stubbornness of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁרִירוּת · “stubbornness” · Strong's H8307
  3. לִבָּ֑םli.Bam“heart their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  4. יֵ֝לְכ֗וּye.le.Khu“they walked”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “follow” · Strong's H1980N
  5. בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Be.mo.'a.tzo.tei.Hem“in own schemes their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוֹעֵצָה · “counsel” · Strong's H4156
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)