And I scattered them with a whirlwindוְאֵסָעֲרֵםamongעַלallכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרthey had notלֹאknown;יְדָעוּםand the landוְהָאָרֶץwas left desolateנָשַׁמָּהbehind them,אַחֲרֵיהֶםwith no one passing throughמֵעֹבֵרor returning;וּמִשָּׁבand they madeוַיָּשִׂימוּthe pleasantחֶמְדָּהlandאֶרֶץa horror.לְשַׁמָּה
Zechariah 7:14
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Zechariah 7:14, word by word
- And I scattered them with a whirlwindאֵסָעֲרֵesaare
storm, be agitated
Be stirred violently, like the sea or the wind in a storm. It is also said of a person greatly troubled within: in 2 Kings 6:11 "the heart of the king of Aram was stormy." From the same root comes "storm."
Where else “esaare” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- knownיְדָעוּyedau
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedau” appears- and the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- was left desolateנָשַׁמָּהnashama
desolation
A destroyed land or city.
Where else “nashama” appears- with no one passing throughעֹבֵרover
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “over” appears- or returningשָּׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- and they madeיָּשִׂימוּyasimu
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “yasimu” appears- the pleasantחֶמְדָּהchemda
precious
Something of great value.
Where else “chemda” appears
The context
13And it happened that, as he called and they did not listen, so they will call and I will not listen, says YHWH Tsevaot.
14 · This verse (above)