Isaiah 1:29
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For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
In other translations
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588יֵבֹשׁוּyevoshuthey will be ashamedH954מֵאֵילִיםme'eilimfrom [the] oaksH352אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834חֲמַדְתֶּםchamadtemyou have desiredH2530וְתַחְפְּרוּvetachperuand you may be abashedH2659מֵהַגַּנּוֹתmehagganotfrom the gardensH1593אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּחַרְתֶּם׃bechartemyou have chosenH977
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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