קָרָֽאוּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 קָרָֽאוּ׃

   ka-RA-u

   have they called
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

   LO ka-RA-u

   not have they called
3. clause🔊 יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

   ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u

   the LORD not have they called
4. sentence🔊 הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ כָּל־פֹּ֢עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

   ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u

   have they not known all the doers of wickedness who eat my people they have eaten bread the LORD not have they called

Exegesis

The final clause Yə-hō-wāh lō qā-rā-ʾû {יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ | Yə-hō-wāh lō qā-rā-ʾû} foregrounds the divine name, negation, and verb to underscore their refusal to call upon the LORD as the source of injustice.

Root and etymology

q-r-ʾ🔊 ק־ר־אqof–resh–aleph

“to call, summon”