Zechariah

Zechariah 7:14

¹⁴But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I scattered them with a whirlwind	וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם	wə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5590 storm, rage
among	עַ֤ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they had not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יְדָע֔וּם	yə·ḏā·‘ūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3045 know
and the land	וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
was left desolate	נָשַׁ֣מָּה	nā·šam·māh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
behind them	אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
so that no one could come	מֵֽעֹבֵ֖ר	mê·‘ō·ḇêr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
or go	וּמִשָּׁ֑ב	ū·miš·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
Thus they turned	וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
the pleasant	חֶמְדָּ֖ה	ḥem·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2532 id.
land	אֶֽרֶץ־	’e·reṣ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
into a desolation	לְשַׁמָּֽה׃פ	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment

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Jeremiah 23:19 · Deuteronomy 28:33 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Jeremiah 5:15 · Deuteronomy 4:27 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Zechariah 2:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.