1 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye this word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- which I take up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- a lamentation H7015 (קִינָה) — a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
- O house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- is fallen H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- she shall no more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- rise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- she is forsaken H5203 (נָטַשׁ) — properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject,…
- upon her land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- none to raise her up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
3 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- The city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- that went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- a thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- shall leave H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- and that which went forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
- to the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4 For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For 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
- unto the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- Seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- ye me, and ye shall live H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
5 but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- not Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- nor enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
- and pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- not to Beer–sheba H884 (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע) — Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
- for Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
- shall surely H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- go into captivity H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- and Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- shall come to nought H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
6 Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and ye shall live H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- lest he break out H6743 (צָלַח) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- like fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- in the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Joseph H3130 (יוֹסֵף) — Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
- and devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- none to quench H3518 (כָּבָה) — to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
- in Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
7 Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ye who turn H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- to wormwood H3939 (לַעֲנָה) — wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
- and leave off H3240 (יָנַח) — to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
- righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8 seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- that maketh H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the seven stars H3598 (כִּימָה) — a cluster of stars, i.e. the Pleiades
- and Orion H3685 (כְּסִיל) — any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one)
- and turneth H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- the shadow of death H6757 (צַלְמָוֶת) — shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
- into the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- and maketh the 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…
- dark H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) — to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
- with night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- that calleth H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- for the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and poureth them out H8210 (שָׁפַךְ) — to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensi…
- upon the face 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…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
9 that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That strengtheneth H1082 (בָּלַג) — to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)
- the spoiled H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- against the strong H5794 (עַז) — strong, vehement, harsh
- so that the spoiled H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- against the fortress H4013 (מִבְצָר) — a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
10 They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- him that rebuketh H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- in the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- and they abhor H8581 (תַּעָב) — to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
- him that speaketh H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- uprightly H8549 (תָּמִים) — entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Forasmuch H3282 (יַעַן) — properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
- therefore as your treading H1318 (בָּשַׁס) — to trample down
- upon the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- and ye take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- from him burdens H4864 (מַשְׂאֵת) — properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as…
- of wheat H1250 (בָּר) — grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
- ye have built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of hewn stone H1496 (גָּזִית) — something cut, i.e. dressed stone
- but ye shall not dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in them; ye have planted H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- pleasant H2531 (חֶמֶד) — delight
- vineyards H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- but ye shall not drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- your manifold H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- and your mighty H6099 (עָצוּם) — powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
- sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- they afflict H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- the just H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- they take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a bribe H3724 (כֹּפֶר) — properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figurativ…
- and they 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 poor H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- in the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore the prudent H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- shall keep silence H1826 (דָּמַם) — to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
- in that time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- an evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and not evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- that ye may live H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- and so Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the 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…
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- shall be with you, as ye have spoken H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- the evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- the good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and establish H3322 (יָצַג) — to place permanently
- judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- in the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- it may be that Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- 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…
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- will be gracious H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- unto the remnant H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- of Joseph H3130 (יוֹסֵף) — Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the 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…
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- thus; Wailing H4553 (מִסְפֵּד) — a lamentation
- in all streets H7339 (רְחֹב) — a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
- and they shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- in all the highways H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- Alas H1930 (הוֹ) — oh!
- and they shall call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the husbandman H406 (אִכָּר) — a farmer
- to mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- and such as are skilful H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- of lamentation H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- to wailing H4553 (מִסְפֵּד) — a lamentation
17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And in all vineyards H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- wailing H4553 (מִסְפֵּד) — a lamentation
- for I will pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- through H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- thee, saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto you that desire H183 (אָוָה) — to wish for
- the 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…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- to what end H4100 (מָה) — properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even rela…
- it for you? the 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…
- darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and not light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- As if 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)
- did flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- from 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…
- a lion H738 (אֲרִי) — a lion
- and a bear H1677 (דֹּב) — the bear (as slow)
- met H6293 (פָּגַע) — to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
- him; or went H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and leaned H5564 (סָמַךְ) — to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
- his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- on the wall H7023 (קִיר) — a wall (as built in a trench)
- and a serpent H5175 (נָחָשׁ) — a snake (from its hiss)
- bit H5391 (נָשַׁךְ) — to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
20 Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- not the 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…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and not light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- even very dark H651 (אָפֵל) — dusky
- and no brightness H5051 (נֹגַהּ) — brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- I despise H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- your feast days H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- and I will not smell H7306 (רוּחַ) — properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)
- in your solemn assemblies H6116 (עֲצָרָה) — an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday
22 Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Though ye offer H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- me burnt offerings H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- and your grain offerings H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- I will not accept H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- neither will I regard H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- the peace offerings H8002 (שֶׁלֶם) — properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks
- of your fat beasts H4806 (מְרִיא) — stall-fed; often (as noun) a beeve
23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Take thou away H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- from me the noise H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
- of thy songs H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- for I will not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the melody H2172 (זִמְרָה) — a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
- of thy viols H5035 (נֶבֶל) — a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
24 But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But let judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- run down H1556 (גָּלַל) — to roll (literally or figuratively)
- as waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- as a mighty H386 (אֵיתָן) — permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
- stream H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Have ye offered H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
- unto me sacrifices H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- and offerings H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- O house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
26 Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But ye have borne H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the tabernacle H5522 (סִכּוּת) — an (idolatrous) booth
- of your Moloch H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and Chiun H3594 (כִּיּוּן) — properly, a statue, i.e. idol; but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor)
- your images H6754 (צֶלֶם) — a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
- the star H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- of your 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…
- which ye made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- beyond H1973 (הָלְאָה) — to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far
- Damascus H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) — Damascus, a city of Syria
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- whose name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- The 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…
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…