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Zechariah 7:14

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

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ASV

but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

KJV

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗םve.'E.sa.'a.Remand I will storm away themH5590 →
עַ֤ל'altoH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יְדָע֔וּםye.da.'Umthey have known themH3045 →
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzand the landH776 →
נָשַׁ֣מָּהna.Sha.mahit was desolateH8074 →
אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hembehind themH310 →
מֵֽעֹבֵ֖רme.'o.Verfrom [one who] passes byH5674 →
וּמִשָּׁ֑בu.mi.Shavand from [one who] returnsH7725 →
וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they madeH7760 →
אֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-a land ofH776 →
חֶמְדָּ֖הchem.DahdesireH2532 →
לְשַׁמָּֽה׃ פle.sha.Mahinto a wasteH8047 →

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Deuteronomy 28:64Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.Deuteronomy 28:33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.Jeremiah 23:19Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.Isaiah 28:12to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.Ezekiel 12:19Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.Jeremiah 5:15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.Joel 2:3Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.Ezekiel 20:6On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.Ezekiel 22:15I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,Zechariah 2:6“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.Ezekiel 5:10As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.Jeremiah 44:6Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.Zephaniah 3:6“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

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