Isaiah 47:6

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I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

In other translations

I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

Hebrew words

קָצַפְתִּיkatzaftiI was angryH7107עַל־'al-towardsH5921עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971חִלַּלְתִּיchilaltiI profanedH2490נַחֲלָתִיnachalatiinheritance myH5159וָאֶתְּנֵםva'etenemand I gave themH5414בְּיָדֵךְbeyadekhin hand yourH3027לֹא־lo'-notH3808שַׂמְתְּsamtyou appointedH7760לָהֶםlahemto <the> themרַחֲמִיםrachamimcompassion<s>H7356עַל־'al-onH5921זָקֵןzaken[the] oldH2205הִכְבַּדְתְּhikhbadtyou made heavyH3513עֻלֵּךְ'ulekhyoke yourH5923מְאֹד׃me'odexceedinglyH3966

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Babylon

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