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And the earthוְהָאָרֶץhas been pollutedחָנְפָהunderתַּחַתits inhabitants;יֹשְׁבֶיהָforכִּיthey have oversteppedעָבְרוּthe instructions,תוֹרֹתthey have changedחָלְפוּthe statute,חֹקthey have brokenהֵפֵרוּthe eternalעוֹלָםcovenant.בְּרִית
Isaiah 24:5
Study it in the app“And the earth has been polluted under its inhabitants; for they have overstepped the instructions, they have changed the statute, they have broken the eternal covenant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 24:5, word by word
- And the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- has been pollutedחָנְפָהchanfa
defile
To stain the land with blood or idols.
Where else “chanfa” appears- its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- they have oversteppedעָבְרוּavru
transgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “avru” appears- the instructionsתוֹרֹתtorot
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torot” appears- they have changedחָלְפוּchalfu
change
To swap something, or regain one's strength.
Where else “chalfu” appears- the statuteחֹקchok
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chok” appears- they have brokenהֵפֵרוּheferu
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “heferu” appears- the eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears
The context
4The earth mourns, withers; the world languishes, withers; the exalted of the people of the earth languish.
5 · This verse (above)
6Therefore a curse devours the earth, and those who dwell in it are held guilty; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few mortals are left.