Judges

Judges 5:23

23‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD.

‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants;

for they did not come to help the LORD,

to help the LORD against the mighty.’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Curseא֣וֹרוּ’ō·w·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH779 curse
Merozמֵר֗וֹזmê·rō·wzNoun - proper - masculine singularH4789 Meroz
saysאָמַר֙’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal·’aḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4397 messenger
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Bitterly curseאֹ֥רוּ’ō·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH779 curse
her inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyō·šə·ḇe·hāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they did notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comeבָ֙אוּ֙ḇā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to helpלְעֶזְרַ֣תlə·‘ez·raṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH5833 help, succour, assistance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
to helpלְעֶזְרַ֥תlə·‘ez·raṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH5833 help, succour, assistance
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
against the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃bag·gib·bō·w·rîmPreposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine pluralH1368 strong, mighty

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Corinthians 16:22 · Judges 21:9–10 · Nehemiah 3:5 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Jeremiah 48:10 · 1 Samuel 18:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.