Isaiah 5:21 Go deeper

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (KJV)

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ה֖וֹיHowoe to!

Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: woe!

Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 1

חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mim[people] wise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 2

בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.Hemin own eyes their

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 3

וְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedand before

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 4

פְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.Hemown faces their

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 5

נְבֹנִֽים\׃ne.vo.Nimdiscerning [people]

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Isaiah 5:21 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Woe	→	הוֹי H1945 woe!
to those who are wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
in their own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
and clever	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
in	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
their own sight	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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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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