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Woeהוֹיto those who dragמֹשְׁכֵיiniquityהֶעָוֺןwith cordsבְּחַבְלֵיof falsehood,הַשָּׁוְאand as with ropesוְכַעֲבוֹתof a cart,הָעֲגָלָהsin;חַטָּאָה
Isaiah 5:18
Study it in the app“Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of falsehood, and as with ropes of a cart, sin;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:18, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to those who dragמֹשְׁכֵיmoshche
draw
To pull something, drag it out.
Where else “moshche” appears- iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- with cordsחַבְלֵיchavle
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chavle” appears- of falsehoodשָּׁוְאshav
falsehood
Something false, like false testimony.
Where else “shav” appears- and as with ropesעֲבוֹתavot
cord
A cord braided of several strands, or bonds with which one ties.
Where else “avot” appears- of a cartעֲגָלָהagala
cart, wagon
Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.
Where else “agala” appears- sinחַטָּאָהchataa
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chataa” appears
The context
17And lambs will graze as in their pasture, and the ruins of the fat ones resident aliens will eat.
18 · This verse (above)
19who say, “Let him hurry, let him hasten his work, so that we may see it; and let it draw near and come, the plan of the Holy One of Israel, and we will know it.”