Isaiah 44:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He feedsרֹעֶ֣ה
(ro·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
on ashes;אֵ֔פֶר
(e·fer,)
665: ashesfrom an unused word
a deceived 
 
8524: to mock, deceive, trifle witha prim. root
heartלֵ֥ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
has turned him aside.הִטָּ֑הוּ
(hit·ta·hu;)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
And he cannotוְלֹֽא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
deliverיַצִּ֤יל
(ya·tzil)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
himself,נַפְשֹׁו֙
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
norוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
say,יֹאמַ֔ר
(yo·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Is there not a lieשֶׁ֖קֶר
(she·ker)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
in my right hand?"בִּימִינִֽי׃
(bi·mi·ni.)
3225: right handfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He feedeth
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
on ashes
'epher  (ay'-fer)
ashes -- ashes.
a deceived
hathal  (haw-thal')
to deride; by implication, to cheat -- deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
hath turned him aside
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
that he cannot deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
nor say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Is there not a lie
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
in my right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

King James Bible
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself, or say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?"

International Standard Version
He tends ashes. A deceived mind has lead him astray. It cannot be his life, nor can he say, "There's a lie in my right hand."

NET Bible
He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, 'Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They can't rescue themselves or ask themselves, "Isn't what I hold in my right hand a false god?"

King James 2000 Bible
He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
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