Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple. Young's Literal Translation Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device [is] to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it [is], The vengeance of His temple. King James Bible Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple. Hebrew Sharpenהָבֵ֣רוּ (hā·ḇê·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1305: To clarify, examine, select the arrows! הַחִצִּים֮ (ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear Take up מִלְא֣וּ (mil·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of the shields! הַשְּׁלָטִים֒ (haš·šə·lā·ṭîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7982: Perhaps shield The LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has aroused הֵעִ֣יר (hê·‘îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake the spirit ר֙וּחַ֙ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of the Medes, מָדַ֔י (mā·ḏay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction His plan מְזִמָּת֖וֹ (mə·zim·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good is aimed at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Babylon בָּבֶ֥ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city to destroy her, לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ (lə·haš·ḥî·ṯāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it הִ֔יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are [is] the vengeance נִקְמַ֤ת (niq·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5360: Avengement of the LORD— יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel vengeance נִקְמַ֖ת (niq·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5360: Avengement for His temple. הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃ (hê·ḵā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple |