1 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Moreover the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came unto me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Son 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 man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- thy 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…
- against mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- and prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
3 and say unto it, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and I will make thee a desolation and an astonishment.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto it, 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)
- Behold, O mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- against thee, and I will stretch out H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- 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…
- against thee, and I will make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee most H4923 (מְשַׁמָּה) — a waste or amazement
- desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will lay H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- thy cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- waste H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
- and thou shalt be desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- and thou shalt know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
5 Because thou hast had a perpetual enmity, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because thou hast had a perpetual H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- hatred H342 (אֵיבָה) — hostility
- and hast shed H5064 (נָגַר) — to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
- the 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
- by the force 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…
- of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- in the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of their calamity H343 (אֵיד) — oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
- iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- an end H7093 (קֵץ) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
6 therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I live H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- I will prepare H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thee unto blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- and blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- shall pursue H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- thee: sith H518 (אִם) — used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
- thou hast not hated H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- even blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
7 Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus will I make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- most H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- and 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…
- from it him that passeth out H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- and him that returneth 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…
8 And I will fill its mountains with its slain: in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy watercourses shall they fall that are slain with the sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will fill H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- his mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- with his slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- in thy hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- and in thy valleys H1516 (גַּיְא) — a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
- and in all thy rivers H650 (אָפִיק) — properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
- shall they fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- that are slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- with the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
9 I will make thee a perpetual desolation, and thy cities shall not be inhabited; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee perpetual H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- desolations H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- and thy cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- shall not return H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- shall not return 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…
- and ye shall know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
10 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Jehovah was there:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because thou hast said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- These two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and these two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- countries H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall be mine, and we will 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
- it; whereas Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
11 therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast showed out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I live H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- I will even do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- according to thine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- and according to thine envy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- which thou hast used H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- out of thy hatred H8135 (שִׂנְאָה) — hate
- against them; and I will make myself known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- among them, when I have judged 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…
12 And thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thou shalt know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- all thy blasphemies H5007 (נְאָצָה) — scorn
- which thou hast spoken H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- against the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- They are laid desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- They are laid desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- they are given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us to consume H402 (אׇכְלָה) — food
13 And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus with your mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- ye have boasted H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- against me, and have multiplied H6280 (עָתַר) — to be (causatively, make) abundant
- your words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- against me: I have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
14 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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)
- When the whole earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- rejoiceth H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- I will make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thee desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
15 As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- As thou didst rejoice H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- at the inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of 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
- because it was desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- so will I do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto thee: thou shalt be desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- O mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- and all Idumea H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- all of it: and they shall know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God