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Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. (KJV)
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שִׁמְע֤וּshim.'Uhear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 1
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimO heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 2
וְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niand give ear
Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)
Meaning: to listen
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:18, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 3
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzO earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 4
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 5
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 6
דִּבֵּ֑רdi.Berhe has spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 7
בָּנִים֙ba.Nimchildren
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 8
גִּדַּ֣לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiI have brought up
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 9
וְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּיve.ro.Mam.tiand I have raised
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 10
וְהֵ֖םve.Hemand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 11
פָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uthey have rebelled
Lemma: פָּשַׁע (pa.sah) · Strong's: H6586
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to transgress
Used 41 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Kings 12:19, 2 Kings 1:1, 2 Kings 3:5, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Kings 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6586; TAHOT Isaiah 1:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| O heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| and give ear | → | אָזַן H0238 to listen |
| O earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has spoken | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| I have raised | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and brought them up | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| but they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| have rebelled | → | פָּשַׁע H6586 to transgress |
| against Me | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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