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Isaiah 65:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.


Isaiah 65:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 65:515 words
HebrewMeaning
הָ/אֹֽמְרִים֙hāʾōməriym
who sayparticleH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
קְרַ֣בqərab
draw nearverbH7126
bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···
אֵלֶ֔י/ךָʾēleykā
to yourselfpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תִּגַּשׁtigaš
you draw nearverbH5066
bring (forth · hither · near) · come (hither ···
בִּ֖/יbiy
pron
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
קְדַשְׁתִּ֑י/ךָqədašətiykā
I am set apart from youverbH6942
bid · consecrate · dedicate · defile ···
אֵ֚לֶּהʾēleh
these peopleprepH428
so · some · such · them ···
עָשָׁ֣ןʿāšān
are smokenounH6227
בְּ/אַפִּ֔/יbəʾapiy
in nose mypronH639
before · countenance · face · forebearing ···
אֵ֥שׁʾēš
a firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
יֹקֶ֖דֶתyōqedet
which burnsverbH3344
from the hearth · kindle
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הַ/יּֽוֹםhaywōm
the dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
Words 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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The meaning of sacrifice - Isaiah 65
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting...
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