Isaiah 59:8
The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
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ASV
The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.
KJV
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| דֶּ֤רֶךְ | De.rekh | a way of | H1870 → |
| שָׁלוֹם֙ | sha.lOm | peace | H7965 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יָדָ֔עוּ | ya.Da.'u | they know | H3045 → |
| וְאֵ֥ין | ve.'Ein | and there not | H369 → |
| מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | mish.Pat | [is] justice | H4941 → |
| בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑ם | be.ma'.ge.lo.Tam | on tracks their | H4570 → |
| נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | ne.ti.vo.tei.Hem | paths their | H5410 → |
| עִקְּשׁ֣וּ | 'i.ke.Shu | they have made crooked | H6140 → |
| לָהֶ֔ם | la.Hem | <for> themselves | |
| כֹּ֚ל | kol | any | H3605 → |
| דֹּרֵ֣ךְ | do.Rekh | [one who] treads | H1869 → |
| בָּ֔הּ | Bah | on it | |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יָדַ֖ע | ya.Da' | he knows | H3045 → |
| שָׁלֽוֹם׃ | sha.Lom | peace | H7965 → |
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