Hebrew Interlinear
Jonah 2:8 Interlinear
“They that observe vanities lying their own mercy forsake”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים | H8104 | They that observe | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 2 | הַבְלֵי | H1892 | vanities | emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| 3 | שָׁ֑וְא | H7723 | lying | evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object |
| 4 | חַסְדָּ֖ם | H2617 | their own mercy | kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty |
| 5 | יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ | H5800 | forsake | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
Verse Context
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