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He feeds onרֹעֶהashes;אֵפֶרa deceivedהוּתַלheartלֵבhas led him astray,הִטָּהוּand he does notוְלֹאdeliverיַצִּילhis soulאֶת נַפְשׁוֹnorוְלֹאsay,יֹאמַר“Is there notהֲלוֹאfalsehoodשֶׁקֶרin my right hand?”בִּימִינִי
Isaiah 44:20
Study it in the app“He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has led him astray, and he does not deliver his soul nor say, “Is there not falsehood in my right hand?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:20, word by word
- He feeds onרֹעֶהroe
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “roe” appears- ashesאֵפֶרefer
ashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears- a deceivedהוּתַלhutal
deceive, mock
Mock, trifle with someone by deceiving them.
Where else “hutal” appears- heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- has led him astrayהִטָּhita
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “hita” appears- deliverיַצִּילyatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsil” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears- sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- in my right handימִינִymini
right hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “ymini” appears
The context
19And he does not bring it back to his heart, and there is no knowledge nor understanding to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire, and also I baked on its coals bread; I roast meat and eat; and the rest of it shall I make into an abomination? Before a block of wood shall I fall down?”
20 · This verse (above)
21“Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are a servant to me, Israel; you will not be forgotten by me.