KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”
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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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| “And I will restore” | וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י | To be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications) | restore |
| “to you” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | to you |
| “the years” | הַשָּׁנִ֔ים | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁר֙ | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “the locust” | הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה | A locust (from its rapid increase) | locust |
| “hath eaten,” | אָכַ֣ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eaten |
| “the cankerworm,” | הַיֶּ֖לֶק | A devourer; specifically, the young locust | cankerworm |
| “and the caterpiller,” | וְהֶחָסִ֣יל | The ravager, i.e., a locust | caterpiller |
| “and the palmerworm,” | וְהַגָּזָ֑ם | A kind of locust | palmerworm |
| “my great” | הַגָּד֔וֹל | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | great |
| “army” | חֵילִי֙ | Probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength | army |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “I sent” | שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | sent |
| “among you.” | שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | among |
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23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
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