Isaiah 3:9
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The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
In other translations
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Hebrew words
הַכָּרַתhakarat[the] expression ofH1971פְּנֵיהֶםpeneihemfaces theirH6440עָנְתָה'anetahit has testifiedH6030בָּםbamagainst themוְחַטָּאתָםvechatatamand sin theirH2403כִּסְדֹםkisdomlike SodomH5467הִגִּידוּhigiduthey have declaredH5046לֹאlo'notH3808כִחֵדוּkhicheduthey have hidden [it]H3582אוֹי'owoe!H188לְנַפְשָׁםlenafshamto self theirH5315כִּי־ki-forH3588גָמְלוּgameluthey have doneH1580לָהֶםlahemto themselvesרָעָה׃ra'ahharmH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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