Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation. Young's Literal Translation In that day are the cities of his strength As the forsaken thing of the forest, And the branch that they have left, Because of the sons of Israel, It also hath been a desolation. King James Bible In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. Hebrew In thatהַה֜וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֨וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day their strong מָעֻזּ֗וֹ (mā·‘uz·zōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4581: A place or means of safety, protection cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement will be like יִהְי֣וּ ׀ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be forsaken עָזְב֔וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit thickets הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ (ha·ḥō·reš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2793: Horesh -- a forest and summits, וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר (wə·hā·’ā·mîr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 534: A summit (of a, tree, mountain abandoned מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face to the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and to utter וְהָיְתָ֖ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolation. שְׁמָמָֽה׃ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment |