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Jeremiah 33:4

For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:

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ASV

For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defence against the mounds and against the sword;

KJV

For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
כֹ֨הkhohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
בָּתֵּי֙ba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004 →
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
בָּתֵּ֖יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
הַנְּתֻצִ֕יםha.ne.tu.Tzimwhich have been pulled downH5422 →
אֶל־'el-because ofH413 →
הַסֹּלְל֖וֹתha.so.le.Lotthe moundsH5550 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and because ofH413 →
הֶחָֽרֶב׃he.Cha.revthe swordH2719 →

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Ezekiel 4:2Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.Habakkuk 1:10They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.Jeremiah 32:24See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!Ezekiel 21:22In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.Ezekiel 26:8He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.2 Samuel 20:15And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,Daniel 11:15Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.Deuteronomy 20:20But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.

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