Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. Young's Literal Translation Devised hath Jehovah to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion, He hath stretched out a line, He hath not turned His hand from destroying, And He causeth bulwark and wall to mourn, Together—they have been weak. King James Bible The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֤ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel determined חָשַׁ֨ב (ḥā·šaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account to destroy לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (lə·haš·ḥîṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin the wall חוֹמַ֣ת (ḥō·w·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2346: A wall of protection of the Daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Zion. צִיּ֔וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem He stretched out נָ֣טָה (nā·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend a measuring line קָ֔ו (qāw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord and did not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no withdraw הֵשִׁ֥יב (hê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again His hand יָד֖וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand from destroying. מִבַּלֵּ֑עַ (mib·bal·lê·a‘) Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf He made the ramparts חֵ֥ל (ḥêl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2426: An army, an intrenchment and walls וְחוֹמָ֖ה (wə·ḥō·w·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection lament; וַיַּֽאֲבֶל־ (way·ya·’ă·ḇel-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 56: To bewail together יַחְדָּ֥ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly they waste away. אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ (’um·lā·lū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 535: To droop, to be sick, to mourn |