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But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. (KJV)

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וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗םve.'E.sa.'a.Remand I will storm away them

Lemma: סָעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H5590

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpu1cs)

Meaning: to rage

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:11, Isaiah 54:11, Hosea 13:3, Jonah 1:11, Jonah 1:13, Habakkuk 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5590; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 1

עַ֤ל'alto

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 2

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 3

הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yimthe nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 4

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 5

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 6

יְדָע֔וּםye.da.'Umthey have known them

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 7

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzand the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 8

נָשַׁ֣מָּהna.Sha.mahit was desolate

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: be desolate: destroyed

Used 56 times. Also: Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8074G; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 9

אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hembehind them

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 10

מֵֽעֹבֵ֖רme.'o.Verfrom [one who] passes by

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 11

וּמִשָּׁ֑בu.mi.Shavand from [one who] returns

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 12

וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they made

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 13

אֶֽרֶץ\־'e.retz-a land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 14

חֶמְדָּ֖הchem.Dahdesire

Lemma: חֶמְדָּה (chem.dah) · Strong's: H2532A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: desire

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:20, 2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 32:27, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Psalms 106:24, Isaiah 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2532A; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 15

לְשַׁמָּֽה\׃\ \פle.sha.Mahinto a waste

Lemma: שַׁמָּה (sham.mah) · Strong's: H8047G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: horror: destroyed

Used 22 times. Also: 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 30:7, Psalms 46:8, Psalms 73:19, Isaiah 5:9, Isaiah 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8047G; TAHOT Zechariah 7:14 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But I scattered them with a whirlwind	→	סָעַר H5590 to rage
among	→	עַל H5921A upon
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
they had not	→	לֹא H3808 not
known	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
and the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
was left desolate	→	שָׁמֵם H8074G be desolate: destroyed
behind them	→	אַחַר H0310A after
so that no one could come	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
or go	→	שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
Thus they turned	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
the pleasant	→	חֶמְדָּה H2532A desire
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
into a desolation	→	שַׁמָּה H8047G horror: destroyed

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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