Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTherefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am pleading thy cause, And I have avenged thy vengeance, And dried up its sea, and made its fountains dry. King James Bible Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. Hebrew Therefore,לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Behold, הִנְנִי־ (hin·nî-) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I will plead רָב֙ (rāḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend your case רִיבֵ֔ךְ (rî·ḇêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute and take vengeance וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י (wə·niq·qam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish on your behalf; נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ (niq·mā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 5360: Avengement I will dry up וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ (wə·ha·ḥă·raḇ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill her sea יַמָּ֔הּ (yam·māh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and make her springs מְקוֹרָֽהּ׃ (mə·qō·w·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4726: Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny) run dry. וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י (wə·hō·ḇaš·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither |