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But my peopleוְ עַמִּיdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto my voice,לְקוֹלִיand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלdid notלֹאwantאָבָהme.לִי
Psalms 81:11
Study it in the app“But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not want me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 81:11, word by word
- But my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- listenשָׁמַעshama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appears- to my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- wantאָבָהava
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “ava” appears
The context
10I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11 · This verse (above)
12So I let him go in the stubbornness of their heart; they will walk in their own plans.