Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. Young's Literal Translation Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also! King James Bible My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hebrew My peopleעַמִּ֖י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are destroyed נִדְמ֥וּ (niḏ·mū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1820: To be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy for lack מִבְּלִ֣י (mib·bə·lî) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as of knowledge. הַדָּ֑עַת (had·dā·‘aṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge Because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתָּ֞ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have rejected מָאַ֗סְתָּ (mā·’as·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear knowledge, הַדַּ֣עַת (had·da·‘aṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge I will also reject you וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ (wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear as My priests. מִכַּהֵ֣ן (mik·ka·hên) Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3547: To officiate as a, priest, to put on regalia Since you have forgotten וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ (wat·tiš·kaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention the law תּוֹרַ֣ת (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law of your God, אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative I אָֽנִי׃ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and forget אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח (’eš·kaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention your children. בָּנֶ֖יךָ (bā·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son |