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Woeאוֹיto the wicked!לְרָשָׁעIt will be ill,רָעforכִּיthe recompenseגְמוּלof his handsיָדָיוwill be doneיֵעָשֶׂהto him.לּוֹ
Isaiah 3:11
Study it in the app“Woe to the wicked! It will be ill, for the recompense of his hands will be done to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 3:11, word by word
- Woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- to the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- It will be illרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- the recompenseגְמוּלgemul
recompense
What one receives for what one did.
Where else “gemul” appears- of his handsיָדָיyaday
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appears- will be doneיֵעָשֶׂהyease
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yease” appears
The context
10Say of the righteous that it will be well, for the fruit of their deeds they will eat.
11 · This verse (above)
12My people — its oppressors are children, and women rule over it. My people, those who guide you lead you astray, and the way of your paths they have swallowed up.