1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto them that decree H2710 (חָקַק) — properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or…
- unrighteous H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- decrees H2711 (חֵקֶק) — an enactment, a resolution
- and that write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- grievousness H5999 (עָמָל) — toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
- they have prescribed H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To 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 needy H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- from judgment H1779 (דִּין) — judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
- and to take away H1497 (גָּזַל) — to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- the right H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- from the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- 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
- that widows H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- may be their prey H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- they may rob H962 (בָּזַז) — to plunder
- the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And what will ye do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- in 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 visitation H6486 (פְּקֻדָּה) — visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
- and in the desolation H7722 (שׁוֹא) — a tempest; by implication, devastation
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- from far H4801 (מֶרְחָק) — remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
- to whom will ye flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- for help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- and where will ye leave H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- your glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
4 They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Without me they shall H1115 (בִּלְתִּי) — properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until,…
- bow down H3766 (כָּרַע) — to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
- under the prisoners H616 (אַסִּיר)
- and they shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- under the slain H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- For all this his anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- is not turned away H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- but 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…
- stretched out still H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
5 Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- Assyrian H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- the rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of mine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- and the staff H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- in their 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…
- is mine indignation H2195 (זַעַם) — strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- him against an hypocritical H2611 (חָנֵף) — soiled (i.e. with sin), impious
- nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and against 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 my wrath H5678 (עֶבְרָה) — an outburst of passion
- will I give him a charge H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- to take H7997 (שָׁלַל) — to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder
- the spoil H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- and to take H962 (בָּזַז) — to plunder
- the prey H957 (בַּז) — plunder
- and to tread them down H4823 (מִרְמָס) — abasement (the act or the thing)
- and to tread them down H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- like the mire H2563 (חֹמֶר) — properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
- of the streets H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Howbeit he meaneth H1819 (דָּמָה) — to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
- not so, neither doth his heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- think H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- in his heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- to destroy H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- 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…
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- not a few H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
8 For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For he saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- not my princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- altogether H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- not Calno H3641 (כַּלְנֶה) — Calneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire
- as Carchemish H3751 (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) — Karkemish, a place in Syria
- not Hamath H2574 (חֲמָת) — Chamath, a place in Syria
- as Arpad H774 (אַרְפָּד) — Arpad, a place in Syria
- not Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- as Damascus H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) — Damascus, a city of Syria
10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- As my 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…
- hath found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- the kingdoms H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- of the idols H457 (אֱלִיל) — good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- and whose graven images H6456 (פְּסִיל) — an idol
- did excel them of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- and of Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
11 shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall I not, as I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- and her idols H457 (אֱלִיל) — good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- so do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- to Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- and her idols H6091 (עָצָב) — an (idolatrous) image
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- when the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- hath performed H1214 (בָּצַע) — to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
- his whole work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- upon mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- and on Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- I will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- of the stout H1433 (גֹּדֶל) — magnitude (literally or figuratively)
- heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- of the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- and the glory H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
- of his high H7312 (רוּם) — (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
- looks H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
13 For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit on thrones:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For he saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- By the strength H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- of my 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…
- I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- and by my wisdom H2451 (חׇכְמָה) — wisdom (in a good sense)
- for I am prudent H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- and I have removed H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- the bounds H1367 (גְּבוּלָה) — a boundary, region
- 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
- and have robbed H8154 (שָׁסָה) — to plunder
- their treasures H6264 (עָתִיד) — prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasure
- their treasures H6259 (עָתוּד) — prepared
- and I have put 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,…
- the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- like a valiant H3524 (כַּבִּיר) — vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
- like a valiant H47 (אַבִּיר)
14 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And my 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…
- hath found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- as a nest H7064 (קֵן) — a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
- the riches H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- 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
- and as one gathereth H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- eggs H1000 (בֵּיצָה) — an egg (from its whiteness)
- left H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- have I gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and there was none that moved H5074 (נָדַד) — properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
- the wing H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- or opened H6475 (פָּצָה) — to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
- the 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…
- or peeped H6850 (צָפַף) — to coo or chirp (as a bird)
15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall the axe H1631 (גַּרְזֶן) — an axe
- boast H6286 (פָּאַר) — to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; to shake a tree
- itself against him that heweth H2672 (חָצַב) — to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
- shall the saw H4883 (מַשּׂוֹר) — a saw
- magnify H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- itself against him that shaketh H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- it? as if the rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- should shake H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- against them that lift it up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- as if the staff H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- should lift up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- no wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
16 Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shall the Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- the Lord H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- 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…
- send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- among his fat ones H4924 (מַשְׁמָן) — fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
- leanness H7332 (רָזוֹן) — thinness
- and under his glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- he shall kindle H3344 (יָקַד) — to burn
- a burning H3350 (יְקוֹד) — a burning
- like the burning of a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
17 And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- shall be for a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- and his Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- for a flame H3852 (לֶהָבָה)
- and it shall burn H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- and devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- his thorns H7898 (שַׁיִת) — scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)
- and his briers H8068 (שָׁמִיר) — a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
- in one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- 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…
18 And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And shall consume H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of his forest H3293 (יַעַר) — a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
- and of his fruitful field H3759 (כַּרְמֶל) — a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park); by implication, garden produce
- both soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- and body H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- and they shall be as when a standardbearer H5263 (נָסַס) — to wane, i.e. be sick
- fainteth H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
19 And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the rest H7605 (שְׁאָר) — a remainder
- of the trees H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of his forest H3293 (יַעַר) — a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
- shall be few H4557 (מִסְפָּר) — a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
- that a child H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
- may write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass 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…
- the remnant H7605 (שְׁאָר) — a remainder
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and such as are escaped H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- shall no more again H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- stay H8172 (שָׁעַן) — to support one's self
- upon him that smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- them; but shall stay H8172 (שָׁעַן) — to support one's self
- upon Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- in truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
21 A remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The remnant H7605 (שְׁאָר) — a remainder
- shall 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…
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- unto the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
22 For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For though thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- be as the sand H2344 (חוֹל) — sand (as round or whirling particles)
- 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…
- a remnant H7605 (שְׁאָר) — a remainder
- of them shall 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…
- the consumption H3631 (כִּלָּיוֹן) — pining, destruction
- decreed H2782 (חָרַץ) — properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide
- shall overflow H7857 (שָׁטַף) — to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
- with righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
23 For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For 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…
- shall make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- a consumption H3617 (כָּלָה) — a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction
- even determined H2782 (חָרַץ) — properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore 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)
- 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…
- O 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
- that dwellest 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 Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- be not afraid H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- of the Assyrian H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- he shall smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- thee with a rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- and shall lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- his staff H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- against thee, after the manner H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For yet a very H4213 (מִזְעָר) — fewness; by implication, as superlative diminutiveness
- little while H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- and the indignation H2195 (זַעַם) — strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
- shall cease H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- and mine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- in their destruction H8399 (תַּבְלִית) — consumption
26 And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- 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 stir up H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- a scourge H7752 (שׁוֹט) — a lash (literally or figuratively)
- for him according to the slaughter H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
- of Midian H4080 (מִדְיָן) — Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
- at the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- of Oreb H6159 (עֹרֵב) — Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
- his rod H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- upon 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…
- so shall he lift it up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- after the manner H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass 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…
- his burden H5448 (סֹבֶל) — load (figuratively)
- shall be taken away H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- from off thy shoulder H7926 (שְׁכֶם) — the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
- and his yoke H5923 (עֹל) — a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- from off thy neck H6677 (צַוָּאר) — the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
- and the yoke H5923 (עֹל) — a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- shall be destroyed H2254 (חָבַל) — to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- because 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 anointing H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to Aiath H5857 (עַי) — Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine
- he is passed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- to Migron H4051 (מִגְרוֹן) — Migron, a place in Palestine
- at Michmash H4363 (מִכְמָס) — Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine
- he hath laid up H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- his carriages H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
29 they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They are gone over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the passage H4569 (מַעֲבָר) — a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming
- they have taken up their lodging H4411 (מָלוֹן) — a lodgment, i.e. caravanserai or encampment
- at Geba H1387 (גֶּבַע) — Geba, a place in Palestine
- Ramah H7414 (רָמָה) — Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
- is afraid H2729 (חָרַד) — to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
- Gibeah H1390 (גִּבְעָה) — Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
- of Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- is fled H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
30 Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lift up H6670 (צָהַל) — to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
- thy voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- O daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- Gallim H1554 (גַּלִּים) — Gallim, a place in Palestine
- cause it to be heard H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- unto Laish H3919 (לַיִשׁ) — Laish, the name of two places in Palestine
- O poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- Anathoth H6068 (עֲנָתוֹת) — Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal
31 Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Madmenah H4088 (מַדְמֵנָה) — Madmenah, a place in Palestine
- is removed H5074 (נָדַד) — properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
- the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Gebim H1374 (גֵּבִים) — Gebim, a place in Palestine
- gather themselves to flee H5756 (עוּז) — to be strong; causatively, to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) to save (by flight)
32 This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- As yet shall he remain H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- at Nob H5011 (נֹב) — Nob, a place in Palestine
- 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…
- he shall shake H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- 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…
- the mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of the daughter H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- the hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
33 Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- 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 lop H5586 (סָעַף) — to disbranch (a tree)
- the bough H6288 (פְּאֹרָה) — properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green
- with terror H4637 (מַעֲרָצָה) — violence
- and the high ones H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- of stature H6967 (קוֹמָה) — height
- hewn down H1438 (גָּדַע) — to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything
- and the haughty H1364 (גָּבֹהַּ) — elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
- shall be humbled H8213 (שָׁפֵל) — to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
34 And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he shall cut down H5362 (נָקַף) — to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
- the thickets H5442 (סְבָךְ) — a copse
- of the forest H3293 (יַעַר) — a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
- with iron H1270 (בַּרְזֶל) — iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
- and Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- by a mighty one H117 (אַדִּיר) — wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful