1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Oh that H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- my head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- were waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- a fountain H4726 (מָקוֹר) — properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figurativel…
- of tears H1832 (דִּמְעָה) — weeping
- that I might weep H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- and night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- for the slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- of the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- 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
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Oh that H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- I had in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- a lodging place H4411 (מָלוֹן) — a lodgment, i.e. caravanserai or encampment
- of wayfaring men H732 (אָרַח) — to travel
- that I might leave H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- 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 go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- all adulterers H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- an assembly H6116 (עֲצָרָה) — an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday
- of treacherous men H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
3 And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they bend H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- their tongues H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- their bow H7198 (קֶשֶׁת) — a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- lies H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- but they are not valiant H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- for the truth H530 (אֱמוּנָה) — literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for they proceed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- from evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- to evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and 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…
- not me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Take ye heed H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- 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)
- of his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- ye not in any brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- for every brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- will utterly H6117 (עָקַב) — to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
- supplant H6117 (עָקַב) — to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
- and every neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- will walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- with slanders H7400 (רָכִיל) — a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they will deceive H2048 (הָתַל) — to deride; by implication, to cheat
- 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)
- his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and will not speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- the truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- they have taught H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- their tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- to speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- lies H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- weary H3811 (לָאָה) — to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
- themselves to commit iniquity H5753 (עָוָה) — to crook, literally or figuratively
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thine habitation H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- through deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- they refuse H3985 (מָאֵן) — to refuse
- 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…
- me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
7 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?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
- 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…
- Behold, I will melt H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- them, and try H974 (בָּחַן) — to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
- them; for how shall I do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- for 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…
- the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- 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
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Their tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- an arrow H2671 (חֵץ) — properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
- shot out H7819 (שָׁחַט) — to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
- it speaketh H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- speaketh H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- peaceably H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- to his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- with his mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- but in heart H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- he layeth H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- his wait H696 (אֹרֶב)
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall I not visit H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall not my soul 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)
- be avenged H5358 (נָקַם) — to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
- on such a nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they are gone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- will I take up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- a weeping H1065 (בְּכִי) — a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- and wailing H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- and for the habitations H4999 (נָאָה) — a home; figuratively, a pasture
- of the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- a lamentation H7015 (קִינָה) — a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
- because they are burned up H3341 (יָצַת) — to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate
- so that none 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)
- can pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
- both the fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and the beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- are fled H5074 (נָדַד) — properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
- they are gone H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- heaps H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- a den H4583 (מָעוֹן) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
- of dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- without an 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
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that may understand H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- to whom the mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- that he may declare 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…
- it, for what the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- perisheth H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- is burned up H3341 (יָצַת) — to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate
- like a wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- that none passeth through H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
13 And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Because they have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- which I set H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- 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…
- them, and have not obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- my voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- neither walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But 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)
- the imagination H8307 (שְׁרִירוּת) — obstinacy
- of their own 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
- and after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- Baalim H1168 (בַּעַל) — Baal, a Phoenician deity
- which their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- taught H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
15 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.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
- 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 feed H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- 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
- with wormwood H3939 (לַעֲנָה) — wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
- and give them water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of gall H7219 (רֹאשׁ) — a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents)
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will scatter H6327 (פּוּץ) — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
- them also among the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- whom neither they nor their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- and I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- a sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- them, till I have consumed H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: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
- 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…
- Consider H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- ye, and call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- for the mourning women H6969 (קוּן) — to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)
- that they may come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- for cunning H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
18 and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And let them make haste H4116 (מָהַר) — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
- and take up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- a wailing H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- for us, that our eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- may run down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- with tears H1832 (דִּמְעָה) — weeping
- and our eyelids H6079 (עַפְעַף) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
- gush out H5140 (נָזַל) — to drip, or shed by trickling
- with waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For a voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of wailing H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- is heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- out of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- How are we spoiled H7703 (שָׁדַד) — properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
- we are greatly H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- confounded H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- because we have forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- because our dwellings 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…
- out H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
20 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yet 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 ye women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and let your ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- receive H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of his mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- and teach H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- your daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- wailing H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- and every one H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- her neighbour H7468 (רְעוּת) — a female associate; generally an additional one
- lamentation H7015 (קִינָה) — a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
21 For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- is come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- into our windows H2474 (חַלּוֹן) — a window (as perforated)
- is entered H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into our palaces H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)
- to cut off 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…
- the children H5768 (עוֹלֵל) — a suckling
- from without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- from the streets H7339 (רְחֹב) — a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
22 Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- Thus saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Even the carcases H5038 (נְבֵלָה) — a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
- of men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- as dung H1828 (דֹּמֶן) — manure
- upon the open 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…
- field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- and as the handful H5995 (עָמִיר) — a bunch of grain
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- the harvestman H7114 (קָצַר) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
- and none shall gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;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
- Let not the wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- glory H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- in his wisdom H2451 (חׇכְמָה) — wisdom (in a good sense)
- neither let the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- in his might H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
- let not the rich H6223 (עָשִׁיר) — rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
- in his riches H6239 (עֹשֶׁר) — wealth
24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But let him that glorieth H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- glory H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- in this, that he understandeth H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- and knoweth H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which exercise H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- 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)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- I delight H2654 (חָפֵץ) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
25 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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 I will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- circumcised H4135 (מוּל) — to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
- with the uncircumcised H6190 (עׇרְלָה) — the prepuce
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- and 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 Ammon H5983 (עַמּוֹן) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
- and Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- in the utmost H7112 (קָצַץ) — to chop off (literally or figuratively)
- corners H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
- that dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- uncircumcised H6189 (עָרֵל) — properly, exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
- and all the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- in the 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