Zechariah 7:14
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Berean Study Bible
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

Young's Literal Translation
And I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set a desirable land for a desolation!

King James Bible
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

Hebrew
But I scattered them with a whirlwind
וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם (wə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5590: To rush upon, to toss

among
עַ֤ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the nations
הַגּוֹיִם֙ (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they had not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

known,
יְדָע֔וּם (yə·ḏā·‘ūm)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

and the land
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

was left desolate
לְשַׁמָּֽה׃ (lə·šam·māh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

behind them,
אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

so that no one could come
מֵֽעֹבֵ֖ר (mê·‘ō·ḇêr)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

or go.
וּמִשָּׁ֑ב (ū·miš·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

Thus they turned
וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

a pleasant
חֶמְדָּ֖ה (ḥem·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2532: Desire, delight

land
אֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

into a desolation.”
נָשַׁ֣מָּה (nā·šam·māh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8047: Ruin, consternation

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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