Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen. Young's Literal Translation For, as the girdle cleaveth unto the loins of a man, So I caused to cleave unto Me The whole house of Israel, And the whole house of Judah, an affirmation of Jehovah, To be to Me for a people, and for a name, And for praise, and for beauty, And they have not hearkened. King James Bible For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. Hebrew Forכִּ֡י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction just as כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that a loincloth הָאֵז֜וֹר (hā·’ê·zō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 232: Something girt, a belt, a band clings יִדְבַּ֨ק (yiḏ·baq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a man’s אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person waist, מָתְנֵי־ (mā·ṯə·nê-) Noun - mdc Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins so {I have made} כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֨ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites cling הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי (hiḏ·baq·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to Me, אֵ֠לַי (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel so that they might be לִֽהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people לְעָ֔ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock for My renown וּלְשֵׁ֥ם (ū·lə·šêm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name and praise וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה (wə·liṯ·hil·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8416: Praise, song of praise and glory— וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת (ū·lə·ṯip̄·’ā·reṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory but they did not וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen. שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ (šā·mê·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently |
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