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How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. (KJV)

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אֵיכָה֙'ei.Khahhow!

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 1

הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit has become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 2

לְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.Nah<into> a prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 3

קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yaha town

Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: town

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 4

נֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.Nahfaithful

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 5

מְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.Tifull of

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4392

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: full

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4392; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 6

מִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 7

צֶ֛דֶקTze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 8

יָלִ֥יןya.Linit lodged

Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lodge

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 9

וְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.Tahand now

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 10

מְרַצְּחִֽים\׃me.ra.tze.Chimmurderers

Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to murder

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Isaiah 1:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[See] how	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
the faithful	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
. . .	→	מָלֵא H4392 full
city	→	קִרְיָה H7151 town
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a harlot	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
She once was full of justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
righteousness	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
resided	→	לוּן H3885A to lodge
within her	→
but now only	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
murderers	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder

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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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