Study it in the app“The burden of the word of YHWH against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place; for to YHWH is turned the eye of human beings and of all the tribes of Israel.”
The burdenמַשָּׂאof the wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהagainstבְּthe landאֶרֶץof Hadrach,חַדְרָךְand Damascusוְדַמֶּשֶׂקis its resting place;מְנֻחָתוֹforכִּיto YHWHלַיהוָהis turned the eyeעֵיןof human beingsאָדָםand of allוְכֹלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” 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” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsHadrach
Hadrach, a land named together with Damascus and Hamath (Zechariah 9:1-2). It appears only there; Strong takes it as the name of a Syrian god.
Where else “chadrach” appearsDamascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appearsrest, resting place
Rest, a place of rest.
Where else “menuchat” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “en” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsLiterally “for YHWH's is the eye of human beings”; it can also be understood that YHWH has his eyes set on all.
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
1 · This verse (above)
2And also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though she is very wise.
