Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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 whirlwindוְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם (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 |