Isaiah 30:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”

Young's Literal Translation
All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!

King James Bible
They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Hebrew
everyone
כֹּ֣ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

will be put to shame
הֹבִ֔ישׁ (hō·ḇîš)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive

because of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a people
עַ֖ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

useless
יוֹעִ֣ילוּ (yō·w·‘î·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit

to them.
לָ֑מוֹ (lā·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

They cannot
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be of help;
לְעֵ֙זֶר֙ (lə·‘ê·zer)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5828: A help, helper

they are good
לְהוֹעִ֔יל (lə·hō·w·‘îl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit

for nothing
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

but
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

shame
לְבֹ֖שֶׁת (lə·ḇō·šeṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing

and reproach.
לְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ (lə·ḥer·pāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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