Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMy people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. Young's Literal Translation My people at its staff asketh and its rod declareth to it, For a spirit of whoredoms hath caused to err, And they go a-whoring from under their God. King James Bible My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. Hebrew My peopleעַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock consult יִשְׁאָ֔ל (yiš·’āl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand their wooden idols, בְּעֵצ֣וֹ (bə·‘ê·ṣōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood and their divining rods וּמַקְל֖וֹ (ū·maq·lōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4731: A shoot, stick inform them. יַגִּ֣יד (yag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a spirit ר֤וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of prostitution זְנוּנִים֙ (zə·nū·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2183: Adultery, idolatry leads them astray הִתְעָ֔ה (hiṯ·‘āh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray and they have played the harlot וַיִּזְנ֖וּ (way·yiz·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry against מִתַּ֥חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of their God. אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |
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