Isaiah 1:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Alas,הֹ֣וי
(ho·vy)
1945: ah! alas! ha!a prim. interj.
sinfulחֹטֵ֗א
(cho·te)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
nation,גֹּ֣וי
(go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
Peopleעַ֚ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
weighed downכֶּ֣בֶד
(ke·ved)
3515: heavyfrom kabad
with iniquity,עָוֹ֔ן
(a·von,)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
Offspringזֶ֣רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of evildoers,מְרֵעִ֔ים
(me·re·'im,)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
Sonsבָּנִ֖ים
(ba·nim)
1121: sona prim. root
who act corruptly!מַשְׁחִיתִ֑ים
(mash·chi·tim;)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
They have abandonedעָזְב֣וּ
(a·ze·vu)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
They have despisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּ
(ni·'a·tzu)
5006: to spurn, treat with contempta prim. root
the Holy Oneקְדֹ֥ושׁ
(ke·do·vsh)
6918: sacred, holyfrom the same as qodesh
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
They have turned awayנָזֹ֥רוּ
(na·zo·ru)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root
from Him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Ah
howy  (hoh'ee)
oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
sinful
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
a people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
laden
kabed  (kaw-bade')
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid) -- (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
with iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
a seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of evildoers
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
that are corrupters
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
they have forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
'eth  (ayth)
self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) -- (as such unrepresented in English).
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
they have provoked
na'ats  (naw-ats')
to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5), to bloom -- abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, great, provoke.
'eth  (ayth)
self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) -- (as such unrepresented in English).
the Holy One
qadowsh  (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
unto anger
na'ats  (naw-ats')
to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5), to bloom -- abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, great, provoke.
they are gone away
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
backward
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.

King James Bible
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on Him.

International Standard Version
"Oh, you sinful nation! You people burdened down by iniquity! You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil! You corrupt children! "They've abandoned the LORD; they've despised the Holy One of Israel; in their estrangement, they've walked away from me.

NET Bible
The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the LORD, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"How horrible it will be for a nation that sins. [Its] people are loaded down with guilt. They are descendants of evildoers and destructive children. They have abandoned the LORD. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him.

King James 2000 Bible
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a descendant of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they have turned away backward.
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