Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThough Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. Young's Literal Translation Because Edom saith, ‘We have been made poor, And we turn back and we build the wastes,’ Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: They do build, and I do destroy, And [men] have called to them, ‘O region of wickedness,’ ‘O people whom Jehovah defied to the age.’ King James Bible Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. Hebrew Thoughכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Edom אֱד֜וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 123: The name of a condiment may say, תֹאמַ֨ר (ṯō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “We have been devastated, רֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּ (ruš·šaš·nū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7567: To beat down, shatter but we will rebuild וְנָשׁוּב֙ (wə·nā·šūḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the ruins,” חֳרָב֔וֹת (ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “They הֵ֥מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They may build, יִבְנ֖וּ (yiḇ·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build but I וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will demolish. אֶהֱר֑וֹס (’e·hĕ·rō·ws) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy They will be called וְקָרְא֤וּ (wə·qā·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the Land גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Wickedness, רִשְׁעָ֔ה (riš·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7564: Wickedness and a people וְהָעָ֛ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock toward whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is indignant זָעַ֥ם (zā·‘am) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2194: To foam at the mouth, to be enraged forever. עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while |
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