Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised. King James Bible Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Hebrew Therefore,לָכֵן֩ (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus as a tongue לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue of fire אֵ֗שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire consumes כֶּאֱכֹ֨ל (ke·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat straw קַ֜שׁ (qaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7179: Stubble, chaff and dry grass וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁ (wa·ḥă·šaš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2842: Dry grass shrivels יִרְפֶּ֔ה (yir·peh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax in the flame, לֶֽהָבָה֙ (le·hā·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3852: A flash, a sharply polished blade, point of a, weapon so their roots שָׁרְשָׁם֙ (šā·rə·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8328: A root will decay יִֽהְיֶ֔ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and their blossoms וּפִרְחָ֖ם (ū·p̄ir·ḥām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6525: A calyx, bloom will blow away יַעֲלֶ֑ה (ya·‘ă·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively like dust; כָּאָבָ֣ק (kā·’ā·ḇāq) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 80: Light particles for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they have rejected מָאֲס֗וּ (mā·’ă·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear the instruction תּוֹרַת֙ (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law of 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 and despised נִאֵֽצוּ׃ (ni·’ê·ṣū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5006: To spurn, treat with contempt the word אִמְרַ֥ת (’im·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word of the Holy קְדֽוֹשׁ־ (qə·ḏō·wōš-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary One of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc |
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