Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Young's Literal Translation And they have built the wastes of old, The desolations of the ancients they raise up, And they have renewed waste cities, The desolations of generation and generation. King James Bible And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. Hebrew They will rebuildוּבָנוּ֙ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1129: To build the ancient עוֹלָ֔ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always ruins; חָרְב֣וֹת (ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin they will restore יְקוֹמֵ֑מוּ (yə·qō·w·mê·mū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand the places long רִֽאשֹׁנִ֖ים (ri·šō·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank devastated; שֹׁמְמ֥וֹת (šō·mə·mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy they will renew וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ (wə·ḥid·də·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2318: To be new, to rebuild the ruined חֹ֔רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heat cities, עָ֣רֵי (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement the desolations שֹׁמְמ֖וֹת (šō·mə·mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy of many דּ֥וֹר (dō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling generations. וָדֽוֹר׃ (wā·ḏō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling |