Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead, Young's Literal Translation I live—an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, If not, because of My flock being for a prey, Yea, My flock is for food to every beast of the field, Because there is no shepherd, And My shepherds have not sought My flock, And the shepherds do feed themselves, And My flock they have not fed. King James Bible [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; Hebrew ‘As surely as Iאָ֜נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I live, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life declares נְאֻ֣ם ׀ (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH because יַ֣עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause My flock צֹאנִ֣י ׀ (ṣō·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock lacks מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle a shepherd רֹעֶ֔ה (rō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with and has become הֱיֽוֹת־ (hĕ·yō·wṯ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be prey לָבַ֡ז (lā·ḇaz) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 957: Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty [and] צֹאנִ֨י (ṣō·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock food לְאָכְלָ֜ה (lə·’āḵ·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 402: Food, eating for every לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every wild הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land beast, חַיַּ֤ת (ḥay·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and because My shepherds רֹעַ֖י (rō·‘ay) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with did not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no search דָרְשׁ֥וּ (ḏā·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship for My flock צֹאנִ֑י (ṣō·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock but fed וַיִּרְע֤וּ (way·yir·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with themselves אוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case [instead], וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case |
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