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Isaiah 27:11

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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ASV

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.

KJV

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בִּיבֹ֤שׁbi.Voshwhen dry upH3001 →
קְצִירָהּ֙ke.tzi.Rahbranch[es] itsH7105 →
תִּשָּׁבַ֔רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahthey are broken offH7665 →
נָשִׁ֕יםna.ShimwomenH802 →
בָּא֖וֹתba.'ot[are] comingH935 →
מְאִיר֣וֹתme.'i.Rot[are] setting light toH215 →
אוֹתָ֑הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
עַם־'am-[is] a people ofH5971 →
בִּינוֹת֙bi.nOtunderstanding<s>H998 →
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יְרַחֲמֶ֣נּוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuhe will have compassion on itH7355 →
עֹשֵׂ֔הוּ'o.Se.hu[the] [one who] made itH6213 →
וְיֹצְר֖וֹve.yo.tze.Roand [the] [one who] formed itH3335 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יְחֻנֶּֽנּוּ׃ סye.chun.Ne.nuhe will show favor to itH2603 →

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Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.Romans 9:15For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”Matthew 7:19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Deuteronomy 32:28Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.Romans 11:17Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,Jeremiah 16:5Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”Isaiah 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,Isaiah 43:7everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.Ezekiel 19:12But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Psalms 119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.Isaiah 5:13Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

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