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isaiah_48:4

Isaiah 48:4

Hebrew
ESV
Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,
NIV
For I knew how stubborn you were; the sinews of your neck were iron, your forehead was bronze.
NLT
For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.
LXX
γινώσκω ἐγὼ ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
νεῦρον σιδηροῦν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
τράχηλός σου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μέτωπόν σου χαλκοῦν
KJV
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Isaiah 48:3 ← Isaiah 48:4 → Isaiah 48:5

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