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Jeremiah 30

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Jeremiah 1:1 · Jeremiah 26:15
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • that came to Jeremiah H3414 (יִרְמְיָה) — Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
  • from Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)

2 Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Thus speaketh H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • 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
  • saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
  • thee all the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • that I have spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • unto thee in a book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

3 For, lo, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For, lo, 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 I will bring 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…
  • the captivity H7622 (שְׁבוּת) — exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
  • of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • and Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • and I will cause them 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…
  • to the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • that I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
  • to their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • and they shall possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

4 And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • that Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • concerning Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • and concerning Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

5 For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

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
  • We have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
  • a voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • of trembling H2731 (חֲרָדָה) — fear, anxiety
  • of fear H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
  • and not of peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Ask H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
  • ye now, and see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • whether a man H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
  • doth travail with child H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • wherefore do I see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • every man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
  • with his 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…
  • on his loins H2504 (חָלָץ) — the loins (as the seat of vigor)
  • as a woman in travail H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • and all faces 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…
  • are turned H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
  • into paleness H3420 (יֵרָקוֹן) — paleness, whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)

7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Alas H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
  • for that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • so that H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
  • even the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
  • of Jacob’s H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
  • trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
  • but he shall be saved H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

8 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman;

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For it shall come to pass in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • 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…
  • I will break H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
  • his yoke H5923 (עֹל) — a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
  • from off thy neck H6677 (צַוָּאר) — the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
  • and will burst H5423 (נָתַק) — to tear off
  • thy bonds H4147 (מוֹסֵר) — properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint
  • and strangers H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
  • shall no more serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

9 but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Isaiah 55:3 · Jeremiah 23:5 · Hosea 3:5 · Luke 1:69 · Acts 2:30 · Acts 13:23 · Acts 13:34
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • But they shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • 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 David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
  • their king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • whom I will raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Therefore fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
  • thou not, O my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
  • saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • neither be dismayed H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
  • O Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • for, lo, I will save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
  • thee from afar H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
  • and thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
  • from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of their captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
  • and Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
  • 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…
  • and shall be in rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
  • and be quiet H7599 (שָׁאַן) — to loll, i.e. be peaceful
  • afraid H2729 (חָרַד) — to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)

11 For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • with thee, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • to save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
  • thee: though I make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • a full end H3617 (כָּלָה) — a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction
  • of all nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • whither I have scattered H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
  • thee, yet will I not make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • of thee: but I will correct H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
  • thee in measure 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 will not leave thee altogether H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
  • unpunished H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated

12 For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.

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
  • Thy bruise H7667 (שֶׁבֶר) — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
  • incurable H605 (אָנַשׁ) — to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy
  • thy wound H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
  • 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

13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • none to plead H1777 (דִּין) — to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
  • thy cause H1779 (דִּין) — judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
  • that thou mayest be bound up H4205 (מָזוֹר) — a bandage, i.e. remedy; hence, a sore (as needing a compress)
  • thou hast no healing H8585 (תְּעָלָה) — a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
  • medicines H7499 (רְפֻאָה) — a medicament

14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • All thy lovers H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
  • have forgotten H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
  • thee; they seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
  • thee not; for I have wounded H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
  • thee with the wound H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
  • of an enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
  • with the chastisement H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
  • of a cruel one H394 (אַכְזָרִי) — terrible
  • for the multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
  • of thine iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
  • thy sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
  • were increased H6105 (עָצַם) — to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones

15 Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Why criest H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
  • thou for thine affliction H7667 (שֶׁבֶר) — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
  • thy sorrow H4341 (מַכְאֹב) — anguish or (figuratively) affliction
  • incurable H605 (אָנַשׁ) — to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy
  • for the multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
  • of thine iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
  • thy sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
  • were increased H6105 (עָצַם) — to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
  • I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Therefore all they that devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
  • thee shall be devoured H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
  • and all thine adversaries H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
  • every one of them, 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
  • and they that spoil H8154 (שָׁסָה) — to plunder
  • and they that spoil H7601 (שָׁאַס) — to plunder
  • thee shall be a spoil H4933 (מְשִׁסָּה) — plunder
  • and all that prey H962 (בָּזַז) — to plunder
  • upon thee will I give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
  • for a prey H957 (בַּז) — plunder

17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For I will restore H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
  • health H724 (אֲרוּכָה) — wholeness (literally or figuratively)
  • unto thee, and I will heal H7495 (רָפָא) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
  • thee of thy wounds H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
  • saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • because they called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • thee an Outcast H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
  • Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
  • whom no man seeketh after H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

18 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.

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
  • Behold, I will bring 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…
  • the captivity H7622 (שְׁבוּת) — exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
  • of Jacob’s H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
  • tents H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • and have mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
  • on his dwellingplaces H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
  • and the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • shall be builded H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
  • upon her own heap H8510 (תֵּל) — a mound
  • and the palace H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)
  • shall remain H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
  • after the manner H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…

19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And out of them shall proceed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • thanksgiving H8426 (תּוֹדָה) — properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
  • and the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • of them that make merry H7832 (שָׂחַק) — to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
  • and I will multiply H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
  • them, and they shall not be few H4591 (מָעַט) — properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
  • I will also glorify H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
  • them, and they shall not be small H6819 (צָעַר) — to be small, i.e. (figuratively) ignoble

20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Their 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,…
  • also shall be as aforetime H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
  • and their congregation H5712 (עֵדָה) — a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
  • shall be 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…
  • before 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…
  • me, and I will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
  • all that oppress H3905 (לָחַץ) — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

21 And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness to approach unto me? saith Jehovah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And their nobles H117 (אַדִּיר) — wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
  • shall be of themselves, and their governor H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
  • shall proceed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • from the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
  • of them; and I will cause him to draw near H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
  • and he shall approach H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
  • this that engaged H6148 (עָרַב) — to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
  • his 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
  • to approach H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
  • unto me? saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And ye shall be my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • and I will be your 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…

23 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, even his wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Behold, the whirlwind H5591 (סַעַר) — a hurricane
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • goeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • with fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
  • a continuing H1641 (גָּרַר) — to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
  • whirlwind H5591 (סַעַר) — a hurricane
  • it shall fall with pain H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
  • upon the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
  • of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

24 The fierce anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The fierce H2740 (חָרוֹן) — a burning of anger
  • anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • 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…
  • until he have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • and until he have performed H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
  • the intents H4209 (מְזִמָּה) — a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
  • of his 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
  • in the latter H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
  • 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…
  • ye shall consider H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand