Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it. Young's Literal Translation And at kings it doth scoff, And princes [are] a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and captureth it. King James Bible And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. Hebrew Theyוְהוּא֙ (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are scoff at יִתְקַלָּ֔ס (yiṯ·qal·lās) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7046: To disparage, ridicule kings בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים (bam·mə·lā·ḵîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king and {make} rulers וְרֹזְנִ֖ים (wə·rō·zə·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7336: To be weighty, judicious or commanding an object of scorn. מִשְׂחָ֣ק (miś·ḥāq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4890: Object of derision They ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are laugh יִשְׂחָ֔ק (yiś·ḥāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play at every לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every fortress מִבְצָ֣ר (miḇ·ṣār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender and build up וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר (way·yiṣ·bōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6651: To aggregate siege ramps עָפָ֖ר (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud to seize it. וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (way·yil·kə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere |