Isaiah 6:12
until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
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ASV
and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.
KJV
And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְרִחַ֥ק | ve.ri.Chak | and he will send far away | H7368 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאָדָ֑ם | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| וְרַבָּ֥ה | ve.ra.Bah | and it will become great | H7231 → |
| הָעֲזוּבָ֖ה | ha.'a.zu.Vah | the abandoned [land] | H5805 → |
| בְּקֶ֥רֶב | be.Ke.rev | in [the] midst of | H7130 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
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