Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. Young's Literal Translation And He stretcheth His hand against the north, And doth destroy Asshur, And he setteth Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness. King James Bible And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness. Hebrew And He will stretch outוְיֵ֤ט (wə·yêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend His hand יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the north צָפ֔וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter and destroy וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד (wî·’ab·bêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Assyria; אַשּׁ֑וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur He will make וְיָשֵׂ֤ם (wə·yā·śêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set Nineveh נִֽינְוֵה֙ (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr a desolation, לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה (liš·mā·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment as dry צִיָּ֖ה (ṣî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6723: Aridity, a desert as a desert. כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (kam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech |