1 The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came also unto me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thee a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- neither shalt thou have sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- or daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- in this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
3 For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land: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
- concerning the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and concerning the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- that are born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- in this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and concerning their mothers H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- that bare H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- them, and concerning their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- that begat H3209 (יִלּוֹד) — born
- them in this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
4 They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- of grievous H8463 (תַּחֲלוּא) — a malady
- deaths H4463 (מָמוֹת) — a mortal disease; concretely, a corpse
- they shall not be lamented H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- neither shall they be buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- they shall be as dung H1828 (דֹּמֶן) — manure
- upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- and they shall be consumed H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- by the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and by famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- and their carcases H5038 (נְבֵלָה) — a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
- shall be meat H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- for the fowls H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- 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)
- and for the beasts H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5 For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.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
- Enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- not into the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of mourning H4798 (מַרְזֵחַ) — a cry, i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
- neither go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to lament H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- nor bemoan H5110 (נוּד) — to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn)…
- them: for I have taken away H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- my peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- from this people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and mercies H7356 (רַחַם) — compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
6 Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Both the great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- and the small H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- they shall not be buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- lament H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- for them, nor cut H1413 (גָּדַד) — to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)
- themselves, nor make themselves bald H7139 (קָרַח) — to depilate
7 neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- tear H6536 (פָּרַס) — to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute
- for them in mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- to comfort H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- them for the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- give them the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- of consolation H8575 (תַּנְחוּם) — compassion, solace
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- for their father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- or for their mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
8 And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not also go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of feasting H4960 (מִשְׁתֶּה) — drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
- to sit H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- with them to eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and to drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
9 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.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
- 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…
- the God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- Behold, I will cause to cease H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- out of this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- in your eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and in your days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of mirth H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- and the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of gladness H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- of the bridegroom H2860 (חָתָן) — a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
- of the bride H3618 (כַּלָּה) — a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against Jehovah our God?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- this people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- all these words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- and they shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto thee, Wherefore hath Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- pronounced H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- all this great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- our iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- our sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- that we have committed H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- against Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
11 then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shalt thou say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, Because your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and have walked H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and have served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- them, and have worshipped H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- them, and have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- me, and have not kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
12 and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- worse 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)
- than your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- for, behold H2009 (הִנֵּה) — lo!
- ye walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- every one 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)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- the imagination H8307 (שְׁרִירוּת) — obstinacy
- of his evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- that they may not hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
13 therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore will I cast H2904 (טוּל) — to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out
- you out of this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- into a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- that ye know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- ye nor your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and there shall ye serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods 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…
- day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- and night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- where I will not shew H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you favour H2594 (חֲנִינָה) — graciousness
14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore, behold, the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that it shall no more be said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- liveth 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),…
- that brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
15 but, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.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
- liveth 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),…
- that brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and from all the lands H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whither he had driven H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
- them: and I will bring them again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- into their land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- that I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- for many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- fishers H1728 (דַּוָּג) — a fisherman
- fishers H1771 (דַּיָּג) — a fisherman
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and they shall fish H1770 (דִּיג) — to fish
- them; and after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- will I send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- hunters H6719 (צַיָּד) — a huntsman
- and they shall hunt H6679 (צוּד) — to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
- them from every mountain H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and from every hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- and out of the holes H5357 (נָקִיק) — a cleft
- of the rocks H5553 (סֶלַע) — a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- upon all their ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- they are not hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- from my face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- neither is their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- hid H6845 (צָפַן) — to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
- from H5048 (נֶגֶד) — a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
- mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And first H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- I will recompense H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and their sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- double H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה) — properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
- because they have defiled H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
- my land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- they have filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- mine inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- with the carcases H5038 (נְבֵלָה) — a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
- of their detestable H8251 (שִׁקּוּץ) — disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
- and abominable things H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
19 O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.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
- my strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- and my fortress H4581 (מָעוֹז) — a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
- and my refuge H4498 (מָנוֹס) — a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
- 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 affliction H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto thee from the ends 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
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Surely our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have inherited H5157 (נָחַל) — to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
- lies H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- vanity H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- no profit H3276 (יָעַל) — properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)
20 Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- gods 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…
- no gods 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…
21 Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore, behold, I will this once H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
- cause them to know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- I will cause them to know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- mine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and my might H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
- and they shall know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God