Zechariah 7:14

“And I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known; and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one passing through or returning; and they made the pleasant land a horror.”

Zechariah 7:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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)

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