1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Gather yourselves together H7197 (קָשַׁשׁ) — to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble
- yea, gather together H7197 (קָשַׁשׁ) — to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble
- O nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- not desired H3700 (כָּסַף) — properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear
2 before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah’s anger come upon you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Before the decree H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- bring forth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- pass H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- as the chaff H4671 (מֹץ) — chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)
- before H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- 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
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- upon you, before the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
3 Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- all ye meek H6035 (עָנָו) — depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which have wrought H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- his 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…
- righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- meekness H6038 (עֲנָוָה) — condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)
- it may be H194 (אוּלַי) — if not; hence perhaps
- ye shall be hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- in the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Gaza H5804 (עַזָּה) — Azzah, a place in Palestine
- shall be forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- and Ashkelon H831 (אַשְׁקְלוֹן) — Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
- a desolation H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- they shall drive out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- Ashdod H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד) — Ashdod, a place in Palestine
- at the noon day H6672 (צֹהַר) — a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
- and Ekron H6138 (עֶקְרוֹן) — Ekron, a place in Palestine
- shall be rooted up H6131 (עָקַר) — to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- coast 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…
- the nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- of the Cherethites H3774 (כְּרֵתִי) — a Kerethite or life-guardsman
- 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
- against you; O Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the Philistines H6430 (פְּלִשְׁתִּי) — a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- I will even destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- thee, that there shall be no 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
6 And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- coast 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…
- shall be dwellings H5116 (נָוֶה) — (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (d…
- cottages H3741 (כָּרָה) — a meadow
- for shepherds 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 folds H1448 (גְּדֵרָה) — inclosure (especially for flocks)
- for flocks H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the coast 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…
- shall be for the remnant H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- of the 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
- they shall feed 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)
- thereupon: in the houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Ashkelon H831 (אַשְׁקְלוֹן) — Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
- shall they lie down H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- in the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- for 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…
- shall visit H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- them, and turn away 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…
- their captivity H7622 (שְׁבוּת) — exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- of Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- and the revilings H1421 (גִּדּוּף) — vilification
- of 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
- whereby they have reproached H2778 (חָרַף) — to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend th…
- 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 magnified H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- against their border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
9 Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them.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
- 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
- Surely Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- shall be as Sodom H5467 (סְדֹם) — Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
- 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
- as Gomorrah H6017 (עֲמֹרָה) — Amorah, a place in Palestine
- the breeding H4476 (מִמְשָׁק) — a possession
- of nettles H2738 (חָרוּל) — properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed
- and saltpits H4417 (מֶלַח) — properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
- and saltpits H4379 (מִכְרֶה) — a pit (for salt)
- and a perpetual H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- and a perpetual H5704 (עַד) — as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- desolation H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- the residue H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- 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
- shall spoil H962 (בָּזַז) — to plunder
- them, and the remnant H3499 (יֶתֶר) — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
- of my people H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall possess H5157 (נָחַל) — to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- This shall they have for their pride H1347 (גָּאוֹן) — the same as 1346
- because they have reproached H2778 (חָרַף) — to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend th…
- and magnified H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- against the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- of 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…
11 Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- terrible H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- unto them: for he will famish H7329 (רָזָה) — to emaciate, i.e. make (become) thin (literally or figuratively)
- all the 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…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- him, 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)
- from his 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)
- all the isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- of the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ye Ethiopians H3569 (כּוּשִׁי) — a Cushite, or descendant of Cush
- also, ye H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
- slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- by my sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he will stretch out H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- his 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…
- against the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- and will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- Nineveh H5210 (נִינְוֵה) — Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
- a desolation H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- dry H6723 (צִיָּה) — aridity; concretely, a desert
- like a wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
14 And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals thereof; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar-work.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And flocks H5739 (עֵדֶר) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
- shall lie down H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of her, all the beasts 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),…
- of the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- both the cormorant H6893 (קָאַת) — probably the pelican (from vomiting)
- and the bittern H7090 (קִפּוֹד) — a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
- shall lodge H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- in the upper lintels H3730 (כַּפְתֹּר) — a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
- voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- shall sing H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- in the windows H2474 (חַלּוֹן) — a window (as perforated)
- desolation H2721 (חֹרֶב) — drought or desolation
- in the thresholds H5592 (סַף) — a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
- for he shall uncover H6168 (עָרָה) — to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
- the cedar work H731 (אַרְזָה) — cedar wainscoating
15 This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the rejoicing H5947 (עַלִּיז) — exultant
- city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- that dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- carelessly H983 (בֶּטַח) — properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
- that said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- in her heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- none beside H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- me: how is she become a desolation H8047 (שַׁמָּה) — ruin; by implication, consternation
- a place for beasts 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),…
- to lie down in H4769 (מַרְבֵּץ) — a reclining place, i.e. fold (for flocks)
- every one that passeth by H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- her shall hiss H8319 (שָׁרַק) — properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
- wag H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- his 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…