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Isaiah 59:13

In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

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פָּשֹׁ֤עַpashoaoffendפָּשַׁעverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “offend”, the verb used for emphasisH6586to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarreloffend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or).וְכַחֵשׁ֙vekhacheshand failכָּחַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, infinitive absolute — “and fail”, the verb used for emphasisH3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.בַּֽיהוָ֔הbayhvahin Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְנָס֖וֹגvenasogand departing awayנָסַגconjunction, verb, niphal, infinitive absolute — “and departing away”, the verb used for emphasisH5253to retreatdeparting away, remove, take (hold), turn away.מֵאַחַ֣רmeacharfrom afterאַחַרpreposition, preposition — “from after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.דַּבֶּרdaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “speak”, the verb used for emphasisH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.עֹ֣שֶׁקosheqcruellyעֹשֶׁקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cruelly”, the ordinary formH6233injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gaincruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).וְסָרָ֔הvesarahand rebellionסָרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and rebellion”, the ordinary formH5627apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission[idiom] continual, rebellion, revolt(-ed), turn away, wrong.הֹר֧וֹhorvobe with childהָרָהverb, poel, infinitive absolute — “be with child”, the verb used for emphasisH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.וְהֹג֛וֹvehogvoand imagineהָגָהconjunction, verb, poel, infinitive absolute — “and imagine”, the verb used for emphasisH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.מִלֵּ֖בmilevfrom comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…דִּבְרֵיdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…שָֽׁקֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and perverseness, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

transgressing and denying Jehovah, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Transgressing, and lying against Jehovah, And removing from after our God, Speaking oppression and apostasy, Conceiving and uttering from the heart Words of falsehood.

World English Bible

transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Darby Translation

in transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Douay-Rheims

In sinning and lying against the Lord: and we have turned away so that we went not after our God, but spoke calumny and transgression: we have conceived, and uttered from the heart, words of falsehood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and perverseness, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἠσεβήσαμεν καὶ ἐψευσάμεθα, καὶ ἀπέστημεν ὄπισθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ἐλαλήσαμεν ἄδικα, καὶ ἠπειθήσαμεν· ἐκύομεν, καὶ ἐμελετήσαμεν ἀπὸ καρδίας ἡμῶν λόγους ἀδίκους·