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Isaiah 30:5

They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

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כֹּ֣לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הבאישhvyshbe abhorredבָּאַשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be abhorred”, a completed actionH887to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally(make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.הֹבִ֔ישׁhovishbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be confounded”, a completed actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עַ֖םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוֹעִ֣ילוּyoilvprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “profit”, an unfinished actionH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).לָ֑מוֹlamvotoלָ֑מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלֹ֤אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…לְעֵ֨זֶר֙leezerto helpעֵזֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to help”, the ordinary formH5828aidhelp.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…לְהוֹעִ֔ילlehoilto profitיַעַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to profit”, the to-form of the verbH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לְבֹ֖שֶׁתlevoshetto shameבֹּשֶׁתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to shame”, the ordinary formH1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idolashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.לְחֶרְפָּֽהlecherpahto rebukeחֶרְפָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to rebuke”, the ordinary formH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall all be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Young’s Literal Translation

All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!

World English Bible

They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can’t profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”

Darby Translation

They were all ashamed of a people [that] did not profit them, nor were a help or profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Douay-Rheims

They were all confounded at a people that could not profit them: they were no help, nor to any profit, but to confusion and to reproach.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They shall all be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In vain shall they labour in seeking to a people, which shall not profit them for help, but shall be for a shame and reproach.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μάτην κοπιάσουσι πρὸς λαὸν, ὃς οὐκ ὠφελήσει αὐτοὺς εἰς βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ εἰς αἰσχύνην καὶ ὄνειδος. Ἡ ὍΡΑΣΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΤΕΤΡΑΠΟΔΩΝ ΤΩΝ ἘΝ ΤΗ ἘΡΗΜΩ.