Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 5:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Isaiah 5:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Woe unto them that call evil and good and good evil that put darkness and light and light darkness that put bitter and sweet and sweet bitter”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ה֣וֹי | H1945 | Woe | oh! |
| 2 | הָאֹמְרִ֥ים | H559 | unto them that call | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 3 | רָ֑ע | H7451 | evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 4 | וְלַטּ֣וֹב | H2896 | and good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 5 | וְלַטּ֣וֹב | H2896 | and good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 6 | רָ֑ע | H7451 | evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 7 | שָׂמִ֥ים | H7760 | that put | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 8 | לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | H2822 | darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
| 9 | וְא֣וֹר | H216 | and light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 10 | וְא֣וֹר | H216 | and light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 11 | לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | H2822 | darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
| 12 | שָׂמִ֥ים | H7760 | that put | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 13 | לְמָֽר׃ | H4751 | bitter | bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly |
| 14 | וּמָת֥וֹק | H4966 | and sweet | sweet |
| 15 | וּמָת֥וֹק | H4966 | and sweet | sweet |
| 16 | לְמָֽר׃ | H4751 | bitter | bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly |
Verse Context
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Isaiah 5:20 (current)Woe unto them that call evil and good and good evil that put darkness and light and light darkness that put bitter and sweet and sweet bitter
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