1 Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,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
- Go 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,…
- to the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- there this word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
2 and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- 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
- O king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- that sittest H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- upon the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- thou, and thy servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and 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
- that enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- in by these gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
3 Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.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
- Execute H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- ye 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…
- and righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- and deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- the spoiled H1497 (גָּזַל) — to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- out of the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of the oppressor H6216 (עָשׁוֹק) — oppressive (as noun, a tyrant)
- and do no wrong H3238 (יָנָה) — to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
- do no violence H2554 (חָמַס) — to be violent; by implication, to maltreat
- to the stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- nor the widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- neither shed 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…
- innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- 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…
- 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)
4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For if ye do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- this thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- indeed H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- then shall there enter in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- by the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of this house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- sitting H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- upon the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- riding H7392 (רָכַב) — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
- in chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- and on horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- he, and his servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if ye will not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- these words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- I swear H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- by myself, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that this house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- shall become a desolation H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
6 For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.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
- unto the king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- surely I will make H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- thee a wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- are not inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will prepare H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
- destroyers H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- against thee, 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)
- with his weapons H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- and they shall cut down 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…
- thy choice H4005 (מִבְחָר) — select, i.e. best
- cedars H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- and cast H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- into the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- by this city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and they shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- every 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)
- to his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- Wherefore hath Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thus unto this great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
9 Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then they shall answer H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Because they have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- their God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and worshipped H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- 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 served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Weep H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- ye not for the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- neither 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)…
- sore H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- for him that goeth away H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- for he 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…
- no more, nor see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- his native H4138 (מוֹלֶדֶת) — nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11 For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;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
- touching H413 (אֵל) — near, with or among; often in general, to
- Shallum H7967 (שַׁלּוּם) — Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites
- the son 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 Josiah H2977 (יֹאשִׁיָּה) — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- which reigned H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- instead of Josiah H2977 (יֹאשִׁיָּה) — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
- his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- which went forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- 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)
- He shall not 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…
12 but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But he shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in the 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)
- whither they have led him captive H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- and shall see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto him that buildeth H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- his house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- by H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- unrighteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- and his chambers H5944 (עֲלִיָּה) — something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
- by wrong H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- useth his neighbour’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- service H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- without wages H2600 (חִנָּם) — gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
- and giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him not for his work H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
14 that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I will build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- me a wide H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and large H7304 (רָוַח) — properly, to breathe freely, i.e. revive; by implication, to have ample room
- chambers H5944 (עֲלִיָּה) — something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
- and cutteth him out H7167 (קָרַע) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
- windows H2474 (חַלּוֹן) — a window (as perforated)
- cieled H5603 (סָפַן) — to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve
- with cedar H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- and painted H4886 (מָשַׁח) — to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
- with vermilion H8350 (שָׁשַׁר) — red ochre (from its piercing color)
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shalt thou reign H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- because thou closest H8474 (תַּחָרָה) — to vie with a rival
- in cedar H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- did not thy father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- and do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- 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…
- and justice H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- well H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He judged H1777 (דִּין) — to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
- the cause H1779 (דִּין) — judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
- of the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- well H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- not this to know H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- me? saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and thine 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
- not but for thy covetousness H1215 (בֶּצַע) — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- and for to shed 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…
- innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- 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 for oppression H6233 (עֹשֶׁק) — injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
- and for violence H4835 (מְרֻצָה) — oppression
- to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
18 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore 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 Jehoiakim H3079 (יְהוֹיָקִים) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king
- the son 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 Josiah H2977 (יֹאשִׁיָּה) — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- They shall not lament H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- Ah H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- my brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- or, Ah H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- sister H269 (אָחוֹת) — a sister (used very widely [like 251number 250, corrected to 251], literally and figuratively)
- lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- his glory H1935 (הוֹד) — grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He shall be buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- with the burial H6900 (קְבוּרָה) — sepulture; (concretely) a sepulchre
- of a donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- drawn H5498 (סָחַב) — to trail along
- and cast forth H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- beyond H1973 (הָלְאָה) — to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far
- the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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
- to Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- and cry H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- and lift up H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thy voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- in Bashan H1316 (בָּשָׁן) — Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
- from the passages H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- for all thy lovers H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- are destroyed H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto thee in thy prosperity H7962 (שַׁלְוָה) — security (genuine or false)
- thou saidst H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I will not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- thy manner H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- from thy youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
- that thou obeyedst H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- not my voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
22 The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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…
- shall eat up 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)
- all thy 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)
- and thy lovers H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- shall go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- into captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- surely then shalt thou be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- and confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- for all thy wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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 Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- that makest thy nest H7077 (קָנַן) — to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as a nest
- in the cedars H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- how gracious H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- shalt thou be when pangs H2256 (חֶבֶל) — a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- upon thee, the pain H2427 (חִיל) — a throe (expectant of childbirth)
- as of a woman in travail H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
24 As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I live 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),…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- though Coniah H3659 (כׇּנְיָהוּ) — Conjah, an Israelite king
- the son 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 Jehoiakim H3079 (יְהוֹיָקִים) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- were the signet H2368 (חוֹתָם) — a signature-ring
- upon my right H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- 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…
- yet would I pluck H5423 (נָתַק) — to tear off
25 and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of them that seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- thy life 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 into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- whose 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…
- thou fearest H3016 (יָגוֹר) — fearful
- even into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- of the Chaldeans H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will cast thee out H2904 (טוּל) — to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out
- and thy mother 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
- thee, into another H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- where ye were not born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- and there shall ye die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
27 But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But to the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whereunto they desire 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)
- whereunto they desire H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- to 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…
- thither shall they not 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…
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- this 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)
- Coniah H3659 (כׇּנְיָהוּ) — Conjah, an Israelite king
- a despised H959 (בָּזָה) — to disesteem
- broken H5310 (נָפַץ) — to dash to pieces, or scatter
- idol H6089 (עֶצֶב) — an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
- a vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- no pleasure H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- wherefore are they cast out H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- he and his seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- and are cast H2904 (טוּל) — to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out
- into a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which they know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- 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.)
- 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
30 Thus saith Jehovah, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.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
- Write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- ye this 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)
- childless H6185 (עֲרִירִי) — bare, i.e. destitute (of children)
- a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- shall not prosper H6743 (צָלַח) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- in his 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…
- for no 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)
- of his seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall prosper H6743 (צָלַח) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- sitting H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- upon the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- and ruling H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- any more in Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory