Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblewho turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” Young's Literal Translation He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house. King James Bible [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners? Hebrew who turnedשָׂ֥ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the world תֵּבֵ֛ל (tê·ḇêl) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8398: The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land into a desert כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר (kam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech and destroyed הָרָ֑ס (hā·rās) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy its cities, וְעָרָ֣יו (wə·‘ā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement who refused לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to let פָ֥תַח (p̄ā·ṯaḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve the captives אֲסִירָ֖יו (’ă·sî·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 615: A bondman, prisoner return to their homes?” בָּֽיְתָה׃ (bā·yə·ṯāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house |
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