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but ifוְאִםyou refuseתְּמָאֲנוּand rebel,וּמְרִיתֶםyou will be devouredתְּאֻכְּלוּby the sword,חֶרֶבforכִּיthe mouthפִּיof YHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.דִּבֵּר
Isaiah 1:20
Study it in the app“but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of YHWH has spoken.”
God invites them to reason: willing and listening, or refusing and rebellingObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 1:20, word by word
- you refuseתְּמָאֲנוּtemaanu
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “temaanu” appears- and rebelמְרִיתֶםmeritem
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “meritem” appears- you will be devouredתְּאֻכְּלוּteuklu
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “teuklu” appears- by the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- the mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has spokenדִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
19If you are willing and listen, you will eat the good of the land;
20 · This verse (above)
21How the faithful city has become a prostitute! Full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.