Isaiah 1:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

Young's Literal Translation
How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it [with] judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it—now murderers.

King James Bible
How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

Hebrew
[See] how
אֵיכָה֙ (’ê·ḵāh)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

the faithful
נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה (ne·’ĕ·mā·nāh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

city
קִרְיָ֖ה (qir·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7151: A town, city

has become
הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a harlot!
לְזוֹנָ֔ה (lə·zō·w·nāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

She once was full of justice;
מִשְׁפָּ֗ט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

righteousness
צֶ֛דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity

resided
יָלִ֥ין (yā·lîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

within her,
בָּ֖הּ (bāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

but now only
וְעַתָּ֥ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

murderers!
מְרַצְּחִֽים׃ (mə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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