Verse 6

Isaiah 47:6

New King James Version

6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קָצַ֣פְתִּי עַל עַמִּ֗/י חִלַּ֨לְתִּי֙ נַחֲלָתִ֔/י וָ/אֶתְּנֵ֖/ם בְּ/יָדֵ֑/ךְ לֹא שַׂ֤מְתְּ לָ/הֶם֙ רַחֲמִ֔ים עַל זָקֵ֕ן הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ עֻלֵּ֖/ךְ מְאֹֽד
English Translation
I was angered against my people; I desecrated my inheritance and gave them into your hand; you did not show them mercy; you heavily burdened the elderly.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 47 Context
1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne,... Focus ↗
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass o... Focus ↗
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will no... Focus ↗
4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. Focus ↗
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be... Focus ↗
6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou d...
7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, n... Focus ↗
8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in... Focus ↗
9 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood:... Focus ↗
10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge... Focus ↗
11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall f... Focus ↗
12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labour... Focus ↗
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the mont... Focus ↗
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from t... Focus ↗
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Isaiah
Chapter
Chapter 47 (15 verses)
Version
New King James Version
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