Strong's Lexicon You have multiplied הִרְבֵּית֙ (hir·bêṯ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7235: 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much 2) (Qal) to shoot your merchants רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ (rō·ḵə·la·yiḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7402: 1) to go about (meaning dubious) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst) more than the stars מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י (mik·kō·wḵ·ḇê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3556: 1) star 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.) of the sky. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) The young locust יֶ֥לֶק (ye·leq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3218: 1) young locust (early stage of development) 1a) caterpillar (as devouring) strips the land פָּשַׁ֖ט (pā·šaṭ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6584: 1) to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strip off, put off 1a2) to put off (one's shelter), make a dash 1b) (Piel) to strip 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to strip of 1c2) to strip off 1c3) to flay 1d) (Hithpael) to strip oneself of and flies away. וַיָּעֹֽף׃ (way·yā·‘ōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5774: v 1) to fly, fly about, fly away 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to fly, hover 1a2) to fly away 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to fly about or to and fro 1c2) to cause to fly to and fro, brandish 1d) (Hithpolel) to fly away 2) (Qal) to cover, be dark n f 3) gloom Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. Young's Literal Translation Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have made your merchants more numerous than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. New American Standard Bible You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away. King James Bible Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. Parallel Verses New International Version You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky, but like locusts they strip the land and then fly away. New Living Translation Your merchants have multiplied until they outnumber the stars. But like a swarm of locusts, they strip the land and fly away. English Standard Version You increased your merchants more than the stars of the heavens. The locust spreads its wings and flies away. New American Standard Bible You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away. King James Bible Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have made your merchants more numerous than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. International Standard Version You added to your inventory of businessmen— they number more than the stars of heaven. The creeping locust sheds its skin and flies away. NET Bible Increase your merchants more than the stars of heaven! They are like the young locust which sheds its skin and flies away. American Standard Version Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away. English Revised Version Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. Young's Literal Translation Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away. Cross References Psalm 105:34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, Isaiah 23:8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? Joel 1:4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. Nahum 1:1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Nahum 3:15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts. Nahum 3:14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln. Nahum 3:13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars. Nahum 3:17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. Nahum 3:18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them. Nahum 3:19 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? 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