Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed. Young's Literal Translation For, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow—as a skilful hero—returneth not empty, King James Bible For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows [shall be] as of a mighty expert man {08676;07921:08688}; none shall return in vain. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction behold, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I אָנֹכִ֡י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I stir up מֵעִיר֩ (mê·‘îr) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake and bring וּמַעֲלֶ֨ה (ū·ma·‘ă·leh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Babylon בָּבֶ֜ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city an assembly קְהַל־ (qə·hal-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation of great גְּדֹלִים֙ (gə·ḏō·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent nations גּוֹיִ֤ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the north. צָפ֔וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter They will line up וְעָ֣רְכוּ (wə·‘ā·rə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order against her; לָ֔הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew from [the north] מִשָּׁ֖ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither she will be captured. תִּלָּכֵ֑ד (til·lā·ḵêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere Their arrows חִצָּיו֙ (ḥiṣ·ṣāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear will be like skilled מַשְׁכִּ֔יל (maš·kîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent warriors כְּגִבּ֣וֹר (kə·ḡib·bō·wr) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant who do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no return יָשׁ֖וּב (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again empty-handed. רֵיקָֽם׃ (rê·qām) Adverb Strong's 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly |