KJV: And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
YLT: And He stretcheth His hand against the north, And doth destroy Asshur, And he setteth Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness.
Darby: And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, a place of drought like the wilderness.
ASV: And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
וְיֵ֤ט | And He will stretch out |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow. |
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יָדוֹ֙ | His hand |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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עַל־ | against |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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צָפ֔וֹן | the north |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: צָפֹון Sense: north (of direction), northward. |
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וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד | Destroy |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָבַד Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed. |
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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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אַשּׁ֑וּר | Assyria |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַשּׁוּר Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians. |
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וְיָשֵׂ֤ם | and make |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make. |
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נִֽינְוֵה֙ | Nineveh |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נִינְוֵה Sense: capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon. |
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לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה | a desolation |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁמָמָה Sense: devastation, waste, desolation. |
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צִיָּ֖ה | as dry |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: צִיָּה Sense: dryness, drought, desert. |
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כַּמִּדְבָּֽר | as the wilderness |
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness. |