1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Come near H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- ye nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- to hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- and hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- ye people H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- let the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- and all that is therein H4393 (מְלֹא) — fulness (literally or figuratively)
- the world H8398 (תֵּבֵל) — the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
- and all things that come forth H6631 (צֶאֱצָא) — issue, i.e. produce, children
2 For Jehovah hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the indignation H7110 (קֶצֶף) — a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- upon all nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- upon all their 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 hath utterly destroyed H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- them, he hath delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them to the slaughter H2874 (טֶבַח) — properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Their slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- also shall be cast out H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- and their stink H889 (בְּאֹשׁ) — a stench
- shall come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- out of their carcases H6297 (פֶּגֶר) — a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
- and the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- shall be melted H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
- with their 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…
4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading leaf from the fig-tree.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all the host 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…
- of 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)
- shall be dissolved H4743 (מָקַק) — to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish
- and 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)
- shall be rolled together H1556 (גָּלַל) — to roll (literally or figuratively)
- as a scroll H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- and all their host 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 fall down H5034 (נָבֵל) — to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- as the leaf H5929 (עָלֶה) — a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage
- falleth off H5034 (נָבֵל) — to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- from the vine H1612 (גֶּפֶן) — a vine (as twining), especially the grape
- and as a falling H5034 (נָבֵל) — to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- from the fig tree H8384 (תְּאֵן) — the fig (tree or fruit)
5 For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For my sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- shall be bathed H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- in 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)
- behold, it shall come 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,…
- upon Idumea H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- and upon 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 curse H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- to judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
6 The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- is filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- with 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…
- it is made fat H1878 (דָּשֵׁן) — to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
- with fatness H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- with the 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…
- of lambs H3733 (כַּר) — a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
- and goats H6260 (עַתּוּד) — prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the people
- with the fat H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- of the kidneys H3629 (כִּלְיָה) — a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
- of rams H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath a sacrifice H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- in Bozrah H1224 (בׇּצְרָה) — Botsrah, a place in Edom
- and a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- slaughter H2874 (טֶבַח) — properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Idumea H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
7 And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the unicorns H7214 (רְאֵם) — a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
- shall come 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,…
- with them, and the bullocks H6499 (פַּר) — a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
- with the bulls H47 (אַבִּיר)
- and their land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall be soaked H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- with 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 their dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- made fat H1878 (דָּשֵׁן) — to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
- with fatness H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
8 For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- vengeance H5359 (נָקָם) — revenge
- the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- of recompences H7966 (שִׁלּוּם) — a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee
- for the controversy H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
9 And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the streams H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- thereof shall be turned H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- into pitch H2203 (זֶפֶת) — asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)
- and the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- thereof into brimstone H1614 (גׇּפְרִית) — properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
- and the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- thereof shall become burning H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- pitch H2203 (זֶפֶת) — asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun)
10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- It shall not be quenched H3518 (כָּבָה) — to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
- night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- nor day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- the smoke H6227 (עָשָׁן) — smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
- thereof shall go up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- 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…
- from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- it shall lie waste H2717 (חָרַב) — to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
- none shall pass through H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- it for ever H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- and ever H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But the cormorant H6893 (קָאַת) — probably the pelican (from vomiting)
- and the bittern H7090 (קִפּוֹד) — a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
- shall 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; the owl H3244 (יַנְשׁוּף) — an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant)
- also and the raven H6158 (עֹרֵב) — a raven (from its dusky hue)
- shall dwell H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- in it: and he shall 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)
- upon it the line H6957 (קַו) — a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
- of confusion H8414 (תֹּהוּ) — a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- and the stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- of emptiness H922 (בֹּהוּ) — a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin
12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the nobles H2715 (חֹר) — properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)
- thereof to the kingdom H4410 (מְלוּכָה) — something ruled, i.e. a realm
- there, and all her princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- shall be nothing 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
13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thorns H5518 (סִיר) — a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
- shall come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- in her palaces H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)
- nettles H7057 (קִמּוֹשׁ) — a prickly plant
- and brambles H2336 (חוֹחַ) — a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose
- in the fortresses H4013 (מִבְצָר) — a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
- thereof: and it shall be an habitation H5116 (נָוֶה) — (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (d…
- of dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- a court H2681 (חָצִיר) — a court or abode
- for owls H3284 (יַעֲנָה)
- for owls H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
14 And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The wild beasts of the desert H6728 (צִיִּי) — a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast
- shall also meet H6298 (פָּגַשׁ) — to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
- with the wild beasts of the island H338 (אִי) — a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature
- and the satyr H8163 (שָׂעִיר) — shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
- shall cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- to his fellow H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- the screech owl H3917 (לִילִית) — a night spectre
- also shall rest H7280 (רָגַע) — properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to…
- there, and find 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
- for herself a place of rest H4494 (מָנוֹחַ) — quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home
15 There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There shall the great owl H7091 (קִפּוֹז) — spring forward; an arrow-snake (as darting on its prey)
- make her nest H7077 (קָנַן) — to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as a nest
- and lay 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…
- and hatch H1234 (בָּקַע) — to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
- and gather H1716 (דָּגַר) — to brood over eggs or young
- under her shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- there shall the vultures H1772 (דַּיָּה) — a falcon (from its rapid flight)
- also be gathered H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- every one H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- with her mate H7468 (רְעוּת) — a female associate; generally an additional one
16 Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Seek ye out H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- of the book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and read H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- no one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- of these H2007 (הֵנָּה) — themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)
- shall fail H5737 (עֲדַר) — to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe); hence, to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)
- none H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall want H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- her mate H7468 (רְעוּת) — a female associate; generally an additional one
- for my 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…
- it hath commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- and his spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- it hath gathered H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he hath cast H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- the lot H1486 (גּוֹרָל) — properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
- for them, and 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…
- hath divided H2505 (חָלַק) — to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
- it unto them by line H6957 (קַו) — a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
- they shall 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 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…
- from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- shall they dwell H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)