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ForכִּיJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםhas stumbled,כָשְׁלָהand Judahוִיהוּדָהhas fallen,נָפָלbecauseכִּיtheir tongueלְשׁוֹנָםand their deedsוּמַעַלְלֵיהֶםare against YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהto rebel againstלַמְרוֹתthe eyesעֵנֵיof his glory.כְבוֹדוֹ
Isaiah 3:8
Study it in the app“For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their tongue and their deeds are against YHWH, to rebel against the eyes of his glory.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 3:8, word by word
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- has stumbledכָשְׁלָהchashla
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “chashla” appears- and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- has fallenנָפָלnafal
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafal” appears- their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- and their deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalle” appears- are against 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- to rebel againstמְרוֹתmerot
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “merot” appears- the eyesעֵנֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of his gloryכְבוֹדchevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chevod” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
7he will lift up his voice on that day, saying, “I will not be one who binds wounds; in my house there is no bread and no cloak; you shall not make me ruler of the people.”
8 · This verse (above)
9The look of their faces testifies against them, and their sin, like Sodom, they proclaim; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul, for they have brought evil on themselves!