NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon But now the LORDYhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. hath spoken dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Within three shalowsh (shaw-loshe') masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice years shaneh (shaw-neh') a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly). as the years shaneh (shaw-neh') a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly). of an hireling sakiyr (saw-keer') a man at wages by the day or year -- hired (man, servant), hireling. and the glory kabowd (kaw-bode') weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able). of Moab Mow'ab (mo-awb) from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab. shall be contemned qalah (kaw-law') to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt) -- base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile. with all that great rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) multitude hamown (haw-mone') a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult. and the remnant sh'ar (sheh-awr') a remainder -- other, remnant, residue, rest. shall be very m`at (meh-at') a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. small miz`ar (miz-awr') fewness; by implication, as superl. diminutiveness -- few, very. and feeble lo' (lo) not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) kabbiyr (kab-beer') vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many -- + feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible But now the LORD speaks, saying, "Within three years, as a hired man would count them, the glory of Moab will be degraded along with all his great population, and his remnant will be very small and impotent." King James Bible But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. Holman Christian Standard Bible And now the LORD says, "In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab's splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak." International Standard Version But now the LORD has spoken again: "Within three years, like the years of a contract worker, Moab's glory will be brought into contempt, in spite of all its great multitude, and its survivors will be very few and of no importance." NET Bible Now the LORD makes this announcement: "Within exactly three years Moab's splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left." GOD'S WORD® Translation But now the LORD says, "Moab's honor will be despised within three years. I will count them like workers count the years left of their contracts. In spite of their great number, the survivors will be very few and powerless." King James 2000 Bible But now the LORD has spoken, saying, Within three years, like the years of a hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be despised, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. Links Isaiah 16:14Isaiah 16:14 NIV Isaiah 16:14 NLT Isaiah 16:14 ESV Isaiah 16:14 NASB Isaiah 16:14 KJV |