King James Version

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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וְהֵ֛מָּהvehemahand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.מָר֥וּmarvbitterמָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bitter”, a completed actionH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).וְעִצְּב֖וּveitsvvand displeaseעָצַבconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and displease”, a completed action in a sequenceH6087properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or angerdisplease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).ר֣וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).קָדְשׁ֑וֹqadeshvoconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְvayehafekheand changeהָפַךְconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and change”, the next action in the storyH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).לָהֶ֛םlahemtoלָהֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלְאוֹיֵ֖בleoyevto enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.נִלְחַםnilchamdevourלָחַםverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “devour”, a completed actionH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).בָּֽםbaminבָּֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they have rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit, And He turneth to them for an enemy, He Himself hath fought against them.

World English Bible

But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

Darby Translation

But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them.

Douay-Rheims

But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὐτοὶ δὲ ἠπείθησαν, καὶ παρώξυναν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐστράφη αὐτοῖς εἰς ἔχθραν, αὐτὸς ἐπολέμησεν αὐτούς.