“Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”
Isaiah 5:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Isaiah 5:216 words
HebrewMeaning
ה֖וֹיhwōy
woe to!particleH1945
alas · ho · O · woe
חֲכָמִ֣יםḥăkāmiym
people wiseadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
בְּ/עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֑םbəʿēynēyhem
in own eyes theirpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
וְ/נֶ֥גֶדwəneged
and beforeconjH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
פְּנֵי/הֶ֖םpənēyhem
own faces theirnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
נְבֹנִֽיםnəbōniym
discerning peopleverbH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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