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who inflame yourselvesהַנֵּחָמִיםamong the terebinths,בָּאֵלִיםunderתַּחַתeveryכָּלleafyרַעֲנָןtree,עֵץwho slaughterשֹׁחֲטֵיthe childrenהַיְלָדִיםin the streambeds,בַּנְּחָלִיםunderתַּחַתthe cleftsסְעִפֵיof the rocks?הַסְּלָעִים
Isaiah 57:5
Study it in the app“who inflame yourselves among the terebinths, under every leafy tree, who slaughter the children in the streambeds, under the clefts of the rocks?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 57:5, word by word
- who inflame yourselvesנֵּחָמִיםnechamim
burn with lust
To burn with lust for idols.
Where else “nechamim” appears- among the terebinthsאֵלִיםelim
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “elim” appears- leafyרַעֲנָןraanan
green, leafy
Green, leafy: full of leaves; also fresh, flourishing.
Where else “raanan” appears- treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- who slaughterשֹׁחֲטֵיshochate
kill
To kill people with violence, at times as a sacrifice or punishment.
Where else “shochate” appears- the childrenיְלָדִיםyeladim
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeladim” appears- in the streambedsנְּחָלִיםnechalim
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechalim” appears- the cleftsסְעִפֵיseife
cleft
A crack in a rock.
Where else “seife” appears- of the rocksסְּלָעִיםselaim
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “selaim” appears
The context
4Whom are you mocking? Against whom do you open wide the mouth and stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of falsehood,
5 · This verse (above)
6Among the smooth stones of the streambed is your portion; they, they are your lot; also to them you have poured out a libation, you have offered up an offering. With these things should I be appeased?