Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
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ASV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
KJV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| רַגְלֵיהֶם֙ | rag.lei.Hem | feet their | H7272 → |
| לָרַ֣ע | la.Ra' | to <the> evil | H7451 → |
| יָרֻ֔צוּ | ya.Ru.tzu | they run | H7323 → |
| וִֽימַהֲר֔וּ | vi.ma.ha.Ru | and they may hasten | H4116 → |
| לִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְ | lish.Pokh | to shed | H8210 → |
| דָּ֣ם | dam | blood | H1818 → |
| נָקִ֑י | na.Ki | innocent | H5355 → |
| מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | mach.she.vo.tei.Hem | thoughts their | H4284 → |
| מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת | mach.she.Vot | [are] thoughts of | H4284 → |
| אָ֔וֶן | 'A.ven | wickedness | H205 → |
| שֹׁ֥ד | shod | devastation | H7701 → |
| וָשֶׁ֖בֶר | va.She.ver | and destruction | H7667 → |
| בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃ | bim.si.lo.Tam | [are] on highways their | H4546 → |
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