Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. Young's Literal Translation Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought [it] home, and I blew on it, Wherefore?—an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running—each to his house, King James Bible Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. Hebrew You expectedפָּנֹ֤ה (pā·nōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look much, הַרְבֵּה֙ (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great but behold, וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! it amounted to little. לִמְעָ֔ט (lim·‘āṭ) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few And what you brought וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go home, הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house I blew away. וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי (wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5301: To breathe, blow Why? יַ֣עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause declares נְאֻם֙ (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts. צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign Because יַ֗עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause My house בֵּיתִי֙ (bê·ṯî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1004: A house still lies in ruins, חָרֵ֔ב (ḥā·rêḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2720: Parched, ruined while each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of you וְאַתֶּ֥ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you is busy רָצִ֖ים (rā·ṣîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run with his own house. לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house |
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