KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.”
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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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| “Therefore was the wrath” | אַ֣ף | Properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire | Therefore wrath |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָ֣ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “kindled” | וַיִּֽחַר | To glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy | kindled |
| “against his people,” | בְּעַמּ֑וֹ | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | against people |
| “insomuch that he abhorred” | וַ֝יְתָעֵ֗ב | To loathe, i.e., (morally) detest | insomuch abhorred |
| “his own inheritance.” | נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ | Properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion | own inheritance |
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38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
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