Isaiah 5:12

“And there are lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts; but the deeds of YHWH they do not regard, and the work of his hands they do not see.”

Isaiah 5:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 5:12, word by word

And there areהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
lyreכִנּוֹרchinor

lyre

Lyre: a small stringed instrument.

Where else “chinor” appears
and harpנֶבֶלnevel

harp

A stringed instrument played to accompany singing and praise.

Where else “nevel” appears
tambourineתֹּףtof

tambourine

Tambourine: a small hand drum.

Where else “tof” appears
and fluteחָלִילchalil

flute

Flute: a wind instrument made of a tube with holes.

Where else “chalil” appears
and wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
at their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיmishte

feast

A party with food and drink.

Where else “mishte” appears
but the deedsפֹּעַלpoal

deed

What someone does; what God accomplishes.

Where else “poal” appears
of 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
regardיַבִּיטוּyabitu

look

Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.

Where else “yabitu” appears
and the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” 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
seeרָאוּrau

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “rau” appears

The context

11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after intoxicating drink, who linger into the twilight while wine inflames them!

12 · This verse (above)

13Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; and its glory are men of hunger, and its multitude parched with thirst.

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