Isaiah 65:12

“I will destine you to the sword, and all of you will bow down to the slaughter; because I called, and you did not answer; I spoke, and you did not listen; and you did what was evil in my eyes, and you chose what I did not delight in.””

Isaiah 65:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:12, word by word

I will destineמָנִיתִיmaniti

assign

To appoint or assign something to someone: God appointed a fish, or the king assigned the food.

Where else “maniti” appears
to the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
will bow downתִּכְרָעוּtichrau

crouch

To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.

Where else “tichrau” appears
to the slaughterטֶּבַחtevach

slaughter

The act of slaughtering, or the place where it is done.

Where else “tevach” appears
I calledקָרָאתִיkarati

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

Where else “karati” appears
answerעֲנִיתֶםanitem

answer

To reply to what was said.

Where else “anitem” appears
I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibarti” appears
listenשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shematem” appears
and you didתַּעֲשׂוּtaasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taasu” appears
what was evilרַעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears
in my eyesעֵינַena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ena” appears
and you choseבְּחַרְתֶּםbechartem

choose

To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.

Where else “bechartem” appears
delight inחָפַצְתִּיchafatsti

delight in

To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.

Where else “chafatsti” appears

Translation note

“I will destine” (maniti) plays on the name of Meni (65:11).

The context

11But you, who forsake YHWH, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Gad, and who fill mixed wine for Meni,

12 · This verse (above)

13Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; look, my servants will be glad, but you will be put to shame;

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