Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLook at the land of the Chaldeans a people now of no account. The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures; they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They brought it to ruin. Young's Literal Translation Lo, the land of the Chaldeans—this people was not, Asshur founded it for the Ziim, They raised its watch-towers, They lifted up her palaces,—He hath appointed her for a ruin! King James Bible Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, [till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; [and] he brought it to ruin. Hebrew Look atהֵ֣ן ׀ (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the זֶ֤ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that Chaldeans— כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים (kaś·dîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab a people הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock now לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no of no account. הָיָ֔ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be The Assyrians אַשּׁ֖וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur destined it יְסָדָ֣הּ (yə·sā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult for the desert creatures; לְצִיִּ֑ים (lə·ṣî·yîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6728: Wild beast of the desert, that dwell in inhabiting the wilderness they set up הֵקִ֣ימוּ (hê·qî·mū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand their siege towers בַחוּנָ֗יו (ḇa·ḥū·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 971: A watch-tower of besiegers and stripped עֹרְרוּ֙ (‘ō·rə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6209: To bare, to demolish its palaces. אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 759: A citadel They brought it שָׂמָ֖הּ (śā·māh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set to ruin. לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃ (lə·map·pê·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4654: Something fallen, a ruin |
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