Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” Young's Literal Translation They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick—they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah. King James Bible They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, [but] shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Hebrew They have sownזָרְע֤וּ (zā·rə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify wheat חִטִּים֙ (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2406: Wheat but harvested קָצָ֔רוּ (qā·ṣā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest thorns. וְקֹצִ֣ים (wə·qō·ṣîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6975: A thorn, thornbush They have exhausted themselves נֶחְל֖וּ (neḥ·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick to no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no avail. יוֹעִ֑לוּ (yō·w·‘i·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit Bear the shame וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ (ū·ḇō·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed of your harvest מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (mit·tə·ḇū·’ō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 8393: Product, revenue because of the fierce מֵחֲר֖וֹן (mê·ḥă·rō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2740: A burning of anger anger אַף־ (’ap̄-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire of the LORD.” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |
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