1 Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now when these things were done H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- came 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…
- to me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- The 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 the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- and the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
- have not separated H914 (בָּדַל) — to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
- themselves from the 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 the lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- according to their abominations H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- of the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- the Hittites H2850 (חִתִּי) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
- the Perizzites H6522 (פְּרִזִּי) — a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- the Jebusites H2983 (יְבוּסִי) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
- the Ammonites H5984 (עַמּוֹנִי) — an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
- the Moabites H4125 (מוֹאָבִי) — a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab
- the Egyptians H4713 (מִצְרִי) — a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
- and the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For they have taken H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- of their daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- for themselves, and for their 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,…
- so that the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- have mingled H6148 (עָרַב) — to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
- themselves with the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- yea, the 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…
- of the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- and rulers H5461 (סָגָן) — a præfect of a province
- hath been chief H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- in this trespass H4604 (מַעַל) — treachery, i.e. sin
3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when I heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- this thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- I rent H7167 (קָרַע) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
- my garment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and my mantle H4598 (מְעִיל) — a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
- and plucked off H4803 (מָרַט) — to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen
- the hair H8181 (שֵׂעָר) — hair (as if tossed or bristling)
- of my head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and of my beard H2206 (זָקָן) — the beard (as indicating age)
- and sat down H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- astonied H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening oblation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then were assembled H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- unto me every one that trembled H2730 (חָרֵד) — fearful; also reverential
- at the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of 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 Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- because of the transgression H4604 (מַעַל) — treachery, i.e. sin
- of those that had been carried away H1473 (גּוֹלָה) — exile; concretely and collectively exiles
- and I sat H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- astonied H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- until the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- sacrifice H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
5 And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe rent; and I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto Jehovah my God;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And at the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- sacrifice H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- I arose up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- from my heaviness H8589 (תַּעֲנִית) — affliction (of self), i.e. fasting
- and having rent H7167 (קָרַע) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
- my garment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and my mantle H4598 (מְעִיל) — a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
- I fell H3766 (כָּרַע) — to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
- upon my knees H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) — a knee
- and spread out H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- my hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my 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…
6 and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- O my 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…
- I am ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- and blush H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- to lift up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- my 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…
- to thee, my 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…
- for our iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- are increased H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- over H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and our trespass H819 (אַשְׁמָה) — guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
- is grown up H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- unto the heavens 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)
7 Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Since 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 our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- in a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- trespass H819 (אַשְׁמָה) — guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
- unto this 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…
- and for our iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- have we, our kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- our priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- been delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- into the 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…
- of the kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of the lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- to captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- and to a spoil H961 (בִּזָּה) — booty
- and to confusion H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- of 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…
- this 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…
8 And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And now for a little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- space H7281 (רֶגַע) — a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
- grace H8467 (תְּחִנָּה) — graciousness; causatively, entreaty
- from Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our 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…
- to leave H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- us a remnant to escape H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
- and to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us a nail H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
- in his holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- that our 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…
- may lighten H215 (אוֹר) — to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
- our eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us a little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- reviving H4241 (מִחְיָה) — preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick
- in our bondage H5659 (עַבְדוּת) — servitude
9 For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- bondmen H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- yet our 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…
- hath not forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- us in our bondage H5659 (עַבְדוּת) — servitude
- but hath extended H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- unto us in the sight 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 kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Persia H6539 (פָּרַס) — Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
- to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us a reviving H4241 (מִחְיָה) — preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick
- to set up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of our 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…
- and to repair H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- the desolations H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
- thereof, and to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us a wall H1447 (גָּדֵר) — a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
- in Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and in Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And now, O our 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…
- what shall we say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- this? for we have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- thy commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
11 which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which thou hast commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- by 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…
- thy servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- The land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- unto which ye go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- 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
- it, is an unclean H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- with the filthiness H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- of the 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 the lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- with their abominations H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- which have filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- it from one end H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- to another H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- with their uncleanness H2932 (טֻמְאָה) — religious impurity
12 now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now therefore give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- not your daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- unto their 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,…
- neither take H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- their daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- unto 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,…
- nor seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- their peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- or their wealth 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…
- for H5704 (עַד) — as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- that ye may be strong H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- and eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the good H2898 (טוּב) — good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for an inheritance 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
- to your 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,…
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- all that is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- upon us for our evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- deeds H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- and for our great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- trespass H819 (אַשְׁמָה) — guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
- seeing that thou our 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…
- hast punished H2820 (חָשַׂךְ) — to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
- us less H4295 (מַטָּה) — downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes
- than our iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and hast given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- deliverance H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
14 shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Should we 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…
- break H6565 (פָּרַר) — to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
- thy commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- and join in affinity H2859 (חָתַן) — to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
- with the 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 these abominations H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- wouldest not thou be angry H599 (אָנַף) — to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged
- with us till thou hadst consumed H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- no remnant H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- nor escaping H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
15 O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O 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 Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- for we remain H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- yet escaped H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
- this 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…
- 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…
- thee in our trespasses H819 (אַשְׁמָה) — guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
- for we cannot stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)