1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- standing H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- upon the altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- and he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the lintel of the door H3730 (כַּפְתֹּר) — a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
- that the posts H5592 (סַף) — a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
- may shake H7493 (רָעַשׁ) — to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
- and cut H1214 (בָּצַע) — to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
- them in the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- all of them; and I will slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- the last H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- of them with the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- he that fleeth H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- of them shall not flee away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- and he that escapeth H6412 (פָּלִיט) — a refugee
- of them shall not be delivered 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…
2 Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Though they dig H2864 (חָתַר) — to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
- into hell H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
- thence shall mine 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…
- take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- them; though they climb up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- thence will I bring them down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And though they hide H2244 (חָבָא) — to secrete
- themselves in the top H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of Carmel H3760 (כַּרְמֶל) — Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
- I will search H2664 (חָפַשׂ) — to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
- and take them out H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thence; and though they be hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- from my sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- in the bottom H7172 (קַרְקַע) — floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea
- 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…
- thence will I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- the serpent H5175 (נָחָשׁ) — a snake (from its hiss)
- and he shall bite H5391 (נָשַׁךְ) — to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And though they go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- into captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- 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…
- their enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- thence will I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and it shall slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- them: and I will set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- upon them for evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and not for 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…
5 For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- 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…
- he that toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and it shall melt H4127 (מוּג) — to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
- and all that 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
- therein shall mourn H56 (אָבַל) — to bewail
- and it shall rise up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- wholly like a flood H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- and shall be drowned H8257 (שָׁקַע) — to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue
- the flood H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
6 it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he 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):- he that buildeth H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- his chambers H4609 (מַעֲלָה) — elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mar…
- in the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and hath founded H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
- his vault H92 (אֲגֻדָּה) — a band, bundle, knot, or arch
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- he 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
7 Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- ye not as 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 the Ethiopians H3569 (כּוּשִׁי) — a Cushite, or descendant of Cush
- unto me, O 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
- Have not I brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and the Philistines H6430 (פְּלִשְׁתִּי) — a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- from Caphtor H3731 (כַּפְתֹּר) — Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines
- and the Syrians H758 (אֲרָם) — Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
- from Kir H7024 (קִיר) — Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- upon the sinful H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- kingdom H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- and I will destroy H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- it from off 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 H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- saving H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- that I will not utterly H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- destroy H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For, lo, I will command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- and I will sift H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- 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
- among all nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- is sifted H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- in a sieve H3531 (כְּבָרָה) — a sieve (as netted)
- yet shall not the least grain H6872 (צְרוֹר) — a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package)
- fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All the sinners H2400 (חַטָּא) — a criminal, or one accounted guilty
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- by the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- which say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- The evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- shall not overtake 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…
- nor prevent H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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…
- will I raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the tabernacle H5521 (סֻכָּה) — a hut or lair
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- that is fallen H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- and close up H1443 (גָּדַר) — to wall in or around
- the breaches H6556 (פֶּרֶץ) — a break (literally or figuratively)
- thereof; and I will raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- his ruins H2034 (הֲרִיסָה) — something demolished
- and I will build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- it as in the days 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 old H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That they may 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 remnant H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- of Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- and of all the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- which are called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that doeth H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
13 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the days 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…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that the plowman H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- shall overtake 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…
- the reaper H7114 (קָצַר) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
- and the treader H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- of grapes H6025 (עֵנָב) — a grape
- him that soweth H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- and the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- shall drop H5197 (נָטַף) — to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
- sweet wine H6071 (עָסִיס) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just trodden out)
- and all the hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- shall melt H4127 (מוּג) — to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will bring again 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…
- the captivity H7622 (שְׁבוּת) — exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and they shall build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- the waste H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and inhabit H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- and they shall plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- vineyards H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- and drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- the wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- thereof; they shall also make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- gardens H1593 (גַּנָּה) — a garden
- and eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- them upon their land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- and they shall no more be pulled up H5428 (נָתַשׁ) — to tear away
- out of their land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- which I have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them, saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy 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…