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Ifאִםyou are willingתֹּאבוּand listen,וּשְׁמַעְתֶּםyou will eatתֹּאכֵלוּthe goodטוּבof the land;הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 1:19
Study it in the app“If you are willing and listen, you will eat the good of the land;”
God invites them to reason: willing and listening, or refusing and rebellingObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 1:19, word by word
- you are willingתֹּאבוּtovu
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “tovu” appears- and listenשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shematem” appears- you will eatתֹּאכֵלוּtochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochelu” appears- the goodטוּבtuv
good things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuv” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
18Come now, and let us argue it out, says YHWH. If your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow; if they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.
19 · This verse (above)
20but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of YHWH has spoken.