KJV: In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
YLT: In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion.
Darby: In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
ASV: In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
לַשָּׁוְא֙ | In vain |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁוְא Sense: emptiness, vanity, falsehood. |
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הִכֵּ֣יתִי | I have chastened |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | your children |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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מוּסָ֖ר | correction |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מוּסָר Sense: discipline, chastening, correction. |
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לֹ֣א | No |
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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לָקָ֑חוּ | they received |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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אָכְלָ֧ה | has devoured |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed. |
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חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם | Your sword |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife. |
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נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם | your prophets |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet. |
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כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה | Like a lion |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרִי Sense: lion. |
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מַשְׁחִֽית | destroying |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay. |