KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| 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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| “The seed” | פְרֻד֗וֹת | Something separated, i.e., a kernel | seed |
| “is rotten” | עָבְשׁ֣וּ | To dry up | rotten |
| “under” | תַּ֚חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | under |
| “their clods,” | מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | Something thrown off (by the spade), i.e., a clod | clods |
| “the garners” | אֹֽצָר֔וֹת | A depository | garners |
| “are laid desolate,” | נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ | To stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) | are laid desolate |
| “the barns” | מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת | A granary | barns |
| “are broken down;” | נֶהֶרְס֖וּ | To pull down or in pieces, break, destroy | are broken down |
| “for” | כִּ֥י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “the corn” | דָּגָֽן׃ | Properly, increase, i.e., grain | corn |
| “is withered.” | הֹבִ֖ישׁ | To be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) | withered |
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15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
19 O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
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