Study it in the app“In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flock will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says YHWH.”
In the citiesבְּעָרֵיof the hill country,הָהָרin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof the Shephelah,הַשְּׁפֵלָהand in the citiesוּבְעָרֵיof the Negev,הַנֶּגֶבand in the landוּבְאֶרֶץof Benjamin,בִּנְיָמִןand in the surroundingsוּבִסְבִיבֵיof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםand in the citiesוּבְעָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהthe flockהַצֹּאןwill againעֹדpassתַּעֲבֹרְנָהunder the handsעַל יְדֵיof the one who counts them,מוֹנֶהsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearslowland, Shephelah
Shephelah, the lowland: the zone of low hills between the hill country of Judah and the coast.
Where else “shefela” appearsNegev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearssurroundings
The villages and lands that lie round a city.
Where else “sevive” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “taavorna” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appearscount
To work out how many there are, counting them one by one.
Where else “mone” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
12Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Once more there will be in this place that is laid waste, without human being or even livestock, and in all its cities, a dwelling of shepherds who make the flock lie down.
13 · This verse (above)
14Look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when I will fulfill the good word that I have spoken to the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
