There is no oneאֵיןwho callsקֹרֵאwith righteousness,בְצֶדֶקand no oneוְאֵיןwho pleads his caseנִשְׁפָּטwith faithfulness;בֶּאֱמוּנָהthey trustבָּטוֹחַin emptinessעַל תֹּהוּand speakוְדַבֶּרfalsehood;שָׁוְאthey conceiveהָרוֹsufferingעָמָלand give birth toוְהוֹלֵידwickedness.אָוֶן
Isaiah 59:4
Study it in the app“There is no one who calls with righteousness, and no one who pleads his case with faithfulness; they trust in emptiness and speak falsehood; they conceive suffering and give birth to wickedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 59:4, word by word
- who callsקֹרֵאkore
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kore” appears- with righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- who pleads his caseנִשְׁפָּטnishpat
call to account
To call to account, punish.
Where else “nishpat” appears- with faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emuna” appears- they trustבָּטוֹחַbatoach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “batoach” appears- in emptinessתֹּהוּtohu
emptiness
Something empty and worthless; "in vain".
Where else “tohu” appears- and speakדַבֶּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- falsehoodשָׁוְאshav
falsehood
Something false, like false testimony.
Where else “shav” appears- they conceiveהָרוֹharo
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “haro” appears- sufferingעָמָלamal
suffering
Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.
Where else “amal” appears- and give birth toהוֹלֵידholed
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “holed” appears- wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears
The context
3For your palms are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken falsehood; your tongue mutters injustice.
4 · This verse (above)
5They hatch cobra eggs, and they weave spider webs; whoever eats of their eggs dies, and the crushed egg breaks open into a viper.