Isaiah 47:6

“I was angry with my people, I profaned my inheritance, and I gave them into your hand; you showed them no compassion; on the old man you made your yoke very heavy.”

Isaiah 47:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 47:6, word by word

I was angryקָצַפְתִּיkatsafti

be angry

Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.

Where else “katsafti” appears
my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
I profanedחִלַּלְתִּיchilalti

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “chilalti” appears
my inheritanceנַחֲלָתִnachalati

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalati” appears
and I gave themאֶתְּנֵetne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “etne” appears
into your handיָדֵyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yade” appears
you showedשַׂמְתְּsamt

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “samt” appears
compassionרַחֲמִיםrachamim

compassion

A deep tenderness, like a mother's.

Where else “rachamim” appears
the old manזָקֵןzaken

old

A person of many years.

Where else “zaken” appears
you madeהִכְבַּדְתְּhichbadt

be heavy

To weigh much, like a burden.

Where else “hichbadt” appears
your yokeעֻלֵּule

yoke

Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.

Where else “ule” appears
veryמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears

The context

5“Sit in silence, and go into the darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for they will not again call you lady of kingdoms.

6 · This verse (above)

7And you said, ‘Forever I will be lady,’ to the point of not laying these things on your heart; you did not remember its end.

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