Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity. Young's Literal Translation and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity; King James Bible And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. Hebrew Nationגוֹי־ (ḡō·w-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts was crushed וְכֻתְּת֥וּ (wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3807: To bruise, violently strike by nation, בְּג֖וֹי (bə·ḡō·w) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and city וְעִ֣יר (wə·‘îr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement by city, בְּעִ֑יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction God אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative afflicted them הֲמָמָ֖ם (hă·mā·mām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 2000: To make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit with all kinds of בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every adversity. צָרָֽה׃ (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival |