5) LOOKING FOR ISAIAH
Chapter Two
Isaiah 2:5
Come,
לְכ֥וּ (lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk
O house
בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house
of Jacob,
יַעֲקֹ֑ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc
let us walk
וְנֵלְכָ֖ה (wə·nê·lə·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk
in the light
בְּא֥וֹר (bə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary
of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
Isaiah 2:6
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
You have abandoned
נָטַ֗שְׁתָּה (nā·ṭaš·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon
Your people,
עַמְּךָ֙ (‘am·mə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock
the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house
of Jacob,
יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc
because
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
they are filled
מָלְאוּ֙ (mā·lə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of
[with influences] from the east;
מִקֶּ֔דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time
they are soothsayers
וְעֹֽנְנִ֖ים (wə·‘ō·nə·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6049: To act covertly, practise magic
like the Philistines;
כַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (kap·pə·liš·tîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia
they strike [hands]
יַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃ (yaś·pî·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5606: To clap the hands, of satisfaction, to be enough, of excess, to vomit
with the children
וּבְיַלְדֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·yal·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring
of foreigners.
נָכְרִ֖ים (nā·ḵə·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien
- First, Israel is invited to go back to God !
- Second, we are told why !
- It is because God has abandoned them !
- Third, we are told why !
- That’s the usual pattern of Israel !
- They do everything in opposition to God !
- Then he rejects them !
- Then they try to go back to him !
- As a matter of fact, each time they go away from God, the connection reduces and ends to nothing !
- There is only one way to build a strong relationship with God !
- That’s to keep being faithful !
- Like all the faithful servants of God !
- It’s easy to follow this way because they give us the key !
- But Israel and humanity prefer to go the other way !
- That’s free will !
- The consequences are logical !
- The price to pay is exorbitant but logical !
- To end with human stupidity !
