Isaiah 24:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץ
(ve·ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
is also pollutedחָנְפָ֖ה
(cha·ne·fah)
2610: to be polluted or profanea prim. root
by its inhabitants,יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ
(yo·she·vei·ha;)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
for they transgressedעָבְר֤וּ
(a·ve·ru)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
laws,תֹורֹת֙
(to·v·rot)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
violatedחָ֣לְפוּ
(cha·le·fu)
2498: to pass on or away, pass througha prim. root
statutes,חֹ֔ק
(chok,)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
brokeהֵפֵ֖רוּ
(he·fe·ru)
6565a: to break, frustratea prim. root
the everlastingעֹולָֽם׃
(o·v·lam.)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
covenant.בְּרִ֥ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
also is defiled
chaneph  (khaw-nafe')
to soil, especially in a moral sense -- corrupt, defile, greatly, pollute, profane.
under the inhabitants
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
thereof because they have transgressed
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the laws
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
changed
chalaph  (khaw-laf')
to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
the ordinance
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
broken
parar  (paw-rar')
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
the everlasting
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant.

King James Bible
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The earth is polluted by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed teachings, overstepped decrees, and broken the everlasting covenant.

International Standard Version
The earth lies defiled beneath its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.

NET Bible
The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The earth is polluted by those who live on it because they've disobeyed the LORD's teachings, violated his laws, and rejected the everlasting promise.

King James 2000 Bible
The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
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