1 Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- speaketh H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto you, O house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
2 thus saith Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Learn H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- not the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and be not dismayed H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- at the signs H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- 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)
- for the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- are dismayed H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- at them H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the customs H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- 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
- vain H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- cutteth 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…
- a tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- out of the forest H3293 (יַעַר) — a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
- the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of the hands 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 workman H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- with the axe H4621 (מַעֲצָד) — an axe
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They deck H3302 (יָפָה) — properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
- it with silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and with gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- they fasten H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- it with nails H4548 (מַסְמֵר) — a peg (as bristling from the surface)
- and with hammers H4717 (מַקָּבָה) — properly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)
- that it move H6328 (פּוּק) — to waver
5 They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- upright H4749 (מִקְשָׁה) — rounded work, i.e. moulded by hammering (repoussé)
- as the palm tree H8560 (תֹּמֶר) — a palm trunk
- but speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- not: they must needs H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- be borne H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- because they cannot go H6805 (צָעַד) — to pace, i.e. step regularly; (upward) to mount; (along) to march; (down and causatively) to hurl
- Be not afraid H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- of them; for they cannot do evil H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- in them to do good H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- none like unto thee, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- and thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- in might H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Who would not fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- thee, O King H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- for to thee doth it appertain H2969 (יָאָה) — to be suitable
- forasmuch as among all the wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- of the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and in all their kingdoms H4438 (מַלְכוּת) — a rule; concretely, a dominion
8 But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But they are altogether H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- brutish H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- and foolish H3688 (כָּסַל) — properly, to be fat, i.e. (figuratively) silly
- the stock H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- a doctrine H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- of vanities H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- spread into plates H7554 (רָקַע) — to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
- is brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- from Tarshish H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) — Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
- and gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- from Uphaz H210 (אוּפָז) — Uphaz, a famous gold region
- the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of the workman H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- and of the hands 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 founder H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- blue H8504 (תְּכֵלֶת) — the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
- and purple H713 (אַרְגָּמָן) — purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
- their clothing H3830 (לְבוּשׁ) — a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- all the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of cunning H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the true H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- 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…
- the living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and an everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- at his wrath H7110 (קֶצֶף) — a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall tremble H7493 (רָעַשׁ) — to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
- and the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall not be able to abide H3557 (כּוּל) — properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
- his indignation H2195 (זַעַם) — strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus H1836 (דֵּן) — this
- shall ye say H560 (אֲמַר)
- unto them, The gods H426 (אֱלָהּ) — God
- that have not H3809 (לָא)
- made H5648 (עֲבַד) — to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.
- the heavens H8065 (שָׁמַיִן)
- and the earth H778 (אֲרַק) — the earth
- they shall perish H7 (אֲבַד)
- from the earth H772 (אֲרַע) — the earth; by implication (figuratively) low
- and from under H8460 (תְּחוֹת) — beneath
- these H429 (אֵלֶּה)
- heavens H8065 (שָׁמַיִן)
12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He hath made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- by his power H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- he hath established H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- 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
- by his wisdom H2451 (חׇכְמָה) — wisdom (in a good sense)
- and hath stretched 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)
- 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)
- by his discretion H8394 (תָּבוּן) — intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When he uttereth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- his voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- a multitude H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
- of waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in 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)
- and he causeth the vapours H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
- to ascend H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- from the ends H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- he maketh H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- lightnings H1300 (בָּרָק) — lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
- with rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
- and bringeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the wind 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…
- out of his treasures H214 (אוֹצָר) — a depository
14 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Every man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- is brutish H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- every founder H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- is confounded H3001 (יָבֵשׁ) — to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
- by the graven image H6459 (פֶּסֶל) — an idol
- for his molten image H5262 (נֶסֶךְ) — a libation; also a cast idol
- falsehood H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- no breath 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…
15 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- vanity H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of errors H8595 (תַּעְתֻּעַ) — a fraud
- in the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of their visitation H6486 (פְּקֻדָּה) — visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
- they shall perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The portion H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- the former H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- and Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- the rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of his inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- 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…
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Gather up H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- thy wares H3666 (כִּנְעָה) — a package
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- O inhabitant 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 the fortress H4692 (מָצוֹר) — something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
18 For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Behold, I will sling H7049 (קָלַע) — to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
- out 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 the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- at this once H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
- and will distress H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- them, that they may 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
19 Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H188 (אוֹי) — lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
- is me for my hurt H7667 (שֶׁבֶר) — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
- my wound H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
- is grievous H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- but I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Truly H389 (אַךְ) — a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
- a grief H2483 (חֳלִי) — malady, anxiety, calamity
- and I must bear H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
20 My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My tabernacle H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- is spoiled H7703 (שָׁדַד) — properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
- and all my cords H4340 (מֵיתָר) — a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)
- are broken H5423 (נָתַק) — to tear off
- my 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,…
- are gone forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- none to stretch forth H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- my tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- any more, and to set up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- my curtains H3407 (יְרִיעָה) — a hanging (as tremulous)
21 For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the pastors H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- are become brutish H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- and have not sought H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- therefore they shall not prosper H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- and all their flocks H4830 (מִרְעִית) — pasturage; concretely, a flock
- shall be scattered H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
22 The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the noise H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the bruit H8052 (שְׁמוּעָה) — something heard, i.e. an announcement
- is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- commotion H7494 (רַעַשׁ) — vibration, bounding, uproar
- out of the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- a den H4583 (מָעוֹן) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
- of dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
23 O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.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
- I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- not in man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that walketh H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- to direct H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- his steps H6806 (צַעַד) — a pace or regular step
24 O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.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
- correct H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- me, but with 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…
- not in thine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- lest thou bring me to nothing H4591 (מָעַט) — properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
25 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name; for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Pour out H8210 (שָׁפַךְ) — to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensi…
- thy fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- upon the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- that know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- thee not, and upon the families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
- that call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- not on thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- for they have eaten up H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and devoured H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- him, and consumed H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- him, and have made his 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…
- desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)