| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | "In vain | לַשָּׁוְא֙ | la·sha·ve | 7723 | emptiness, vanity | from an unused word |
| I have struck | הִכֵּ֣יתִי | hik·kei·ti | 5221 | to smite | a prim. root |
| your sons; | בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | be·nei·chem, | 1121 | son | a prim. root |
| They accepted | לָקָ֑חוּ | la·ka·chu; | 3947 | to take | a prim. root |
| no | לֹ֣א | lo | 3808 | not | a prim. adverb |
| chastening. | מוּסָ֖ר | mu·sar | 4148 | discipline, chastening, correction | from yasar |
| Your sword | חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם | char·be·chem | 2719 | a sword | from charab |
| has devoured | אָכְלָ֧ה | a·che·lah | 398 | to eat | a prim. root |
| your prophets | נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם | ne·vi·'ei·chem | 5030 | a spokesman, speaker, prophet | from an unused word |
| Like a destroying | מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | mash·chit. | 7843 | perhaps to go to ruin | a prim. root |
| lion. | | | 743b | a lion | from arah |
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KJV Lexicon
In vain
shav' (shawv)
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
have I smitten
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
your children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
they received
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
no correction
muwcar (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
your own sword
chereb (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
hath devoured
'akal (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
your prophets
nabiy' (naw-bee')
a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
like a destroying
shachath (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
lion
'ariy (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin). |
New American Standard (©1995)
"In vain I have struck your sons; They accepted no chastening. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.King James Bible
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. American King James Version
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. American Standard Version
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Darby Bible Translation
In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. English Revised Version
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Webster's Bible Translation
In vain have I smitten your children; they have received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. World English Bible
"I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Young's Literal Translation
In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
frustra percussi filios vestros disciplinam non receperunt devoravit gladius vester prophetas vestros quasi leo vastator
Accepted Blows Chastening Correction Death-giving Destroying Destruction Devoured Got Instruction Lion Prophets Punished Purpose Ravening Received Respond Smitten Sons Struck Sword Training Vain
Accepted Blows Chastening Children Correction Death-Giving Destroying Destruction Devoured Good Instruction Lion Prophets Punished Purpose Ravening Received Respond Smitten Struck Sword Training Vain
Accepted Blows Chastening Children Correction Death-Giving Destroying Destruction Devoured Good Instruction Lion Prophets Punished Purpose Ravening Received Respond Smitten Struck Sword Training VainJeremiah 2:30 Multilingual Bible Jérémie 2:30 French Jeremías 2:30 Biblia Paralela 耶 利 米 書 2:30 Chinese Bible |
