Isaiah 1:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־תְּמָאֲנ֖וּ וּמְרִיתֶ֑ם חֶ֣רֶב תְּאֻכְּל֔וּ כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס

Transliteration

wᵉʾim-tᵉmāʾănû ûmᵉrîtem ḥereb tᵉʾukkᵉlû kî pî YHWH dibbēr

Grammar Details

• *wᵉʾim*: conjunction wə- + conjunction - but if
• *tᵉmāʾănû*: verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you refuse
• *ûmᵉrîtem*: conjunction wə- + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and rebel
• *ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
• *tᵉʾukkᵉlû*: verb, pual imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall be devoured
• *kî*: conjunction - for
• *pî*: noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *dibbēr*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has spoken

Word Meanings

• *tᵉmāʾănû*: refuse/decline/be unwilling
• *ûmᵉrîtem*: rebel/disobey/be rebellious
• *ḥereb*: sword/war/destruction
• *tᵉʾukkᵉlû*: you shall be devoured/consumed/eaten
• *pî*: mouth/word/command

Referenced Verses

• Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
• Isa 58:14 : 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
• Isa 65:12 : 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
• Mic 4:4 : 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
• Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
• 1 Sam 12:25 : 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
• 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
• 2 Chr 36:14-16 : 14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
• Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
• Isa 3:25 : 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
• Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
• Lev 26:33 : 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.