KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Shall I cause to return” | הָשַׁ֖ב | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | cause return |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “into” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | into |
| “his sheath?” | תַּעְרָ֑הּ | A knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e., empty) | sheath |
| “I will judge” | אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט | To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) | judge |
| “thee in the place” | בִּמְק֧וֹם | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | place |
| “where” | אֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | where |
| “thou wast created,” | נִבְרֵ֛את | (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) | wast created |
| “in the land” | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of thy nativity.” | מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְ | Origin (as if a mine) | nativity |
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28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.
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