1 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- For three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- of Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- and for four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- I will not turn away H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thereof; because he burned H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
- the bones H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- of the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- into lime H7875 (שִׂיד) — lime (as boiling when slacked)
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- upon Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- and it shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the palaces H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)
- of Kerioth H7152 (קְרִיּוֹת) — Kerioth, the name of two places in Palestine
- and Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- with tumult H7588 (שָׁאוֹן) — uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction
- with shouting H8643 (תְּרוּעָה) — clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum
- with the sound H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the trumpet H7782 (שׁוֹפָר) — a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
3 and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- the judge H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- from the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- thereof, and will slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- all the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- thereof with him, saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
4 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- For three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and for four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- I will not turn away H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thereof; because they have despised H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and have not kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- his commandments H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- and their lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- caused them to err H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- the which their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- upon Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and it shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the palaces H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes—Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- For three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and for four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- I will not turn away H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thereof; because they sold H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
- the righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- for silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and the poor H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- for a pair of shoes H5275 (נַעַל) — properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
7 they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That pant H7602 (שָׁאַף) — to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
- after the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- on the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- and turn aside H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of the meek H6035 (עָנָו) — depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
- and a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- will go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- maid H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- to profane H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
- my holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
8 and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- down H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- upon clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- laid to pledge H2254 (חָבַל) — to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- by H681 (אֵצֶל) — a side; (as a preposition) near
- every altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- and they drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- the wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- of the condemned H6064 (עָנַשׁ) — properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of their god H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yet destroyed H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- I the Amorite H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- them, whose height H1363 (גֹּבַהּ) — elation, grandeur, arrogance
- like the height H1363 (גֹּבַהּ) — elation, grandeur, arrogance
- of the cedars H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- strong H2634 (חָסֹן) — powerful
- as the oaks H437 (אַלּוֹן)
- yet I destroyed H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- his fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- from above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- and his roots H8328 (שֶׁרֶשׁ) — a root (literally or figuratively)
10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also I brought you up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and led H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- you forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- through the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the Amorite H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I raised up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- of your sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- for prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- and of your young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- for Nazarites H5139 (נָזִיר) — separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
- not even thus, O ye children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
12 But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But ye gave the Nazarites H5139 (נָזִיר) — separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
- wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- and commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
13 Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I am pressed H5781 (עוּק) — to pack
- under you, as a cart H5699 (עֲגָלָה) — something revolving, i.e. a wheeled vehicle
- is pressed H5781 (עוּק) — to pack
- full H4392 (מָלֵא) — full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
- of sheaves H5995 (עָמִיר) — a bunch of grain
14 And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore the flight H4498 (מָנוֹס) — a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
- shall perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- from the swift H7031 (קַל) — light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
- and the strong H2389 (חָזָק) — strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
- shall not strengthen H553 (אָמַץ) — to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
- his force H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- neither shall the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- deliver H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- himself H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
15 neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Neither shall he stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- that handleth H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- the bow H7198 (קֶשֶׁת) — a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- swift H7031 (קַל) — light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
- of foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- shall not deliver H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- neither shall he that rideth H7392 (רָכַב) — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
- the horse H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- deliver H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- himself H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
16 and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- courageous H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- courageous H533 (אַמִּיץ) — strong or (abstractly) strength
- among the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- shall flee away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God