Isaiah 52:5
And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.
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ASV
Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
KJV
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֤ה | ve.'a.Tah | and therefore | H6258 → |
| מַה־ | mi- | what? | H4100 → |
| לִּי | li- | [belongs] to me | |
| פֹה֙ | foh | here | H6311 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| לֻקַּ֥ח | lu.Kach | it was taken | H3947 → |
| עַמִּ֖י | 'a.Mi | people my | H5971 → |
| חִנָּ֑ם | chi.Nam | for nothing | H2600 → |
| מֹשְׁלָ֤יו | mo.she.lov | rulers its | H4910 → |
| יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ | ye.hei.Li.lu | they wail | H3213 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וְתָמִ֥יד | ve.ta.Mid | and continually | H8548 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַיּ֖וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| שְׁמִ֥י | she.Mi | name my | H8034 → |
| מִנֹּאָֽץ׃ | mi.no.'Atz | [is] reviled | H5006 → |
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