And there areוְהָיָהlyreכִנּוֹרand harp,וָנֶבֶלtambourineתֹּףand flute,וְחָלִילand wineוָיַיִןat their feasts;מִשְׁתֵּיהֶםbut the deedsוְ פֹּעַלof YHWHיְהוָהthey do notלֹאregard,יַבִּיטוּand the workוּמַעֲשֵׂהof his handsיָדָיוthey do notלֹאsee.רָאוּ
Isaiah 5:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.