with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,Job 3:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עִם־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ׃
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- מְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khim“kings”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- וְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzei“and counselors of”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָעַץ · “to advise” · Strong's H3289
- אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz“[the] earth”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.Nim“the [ones who] rebuilt”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
- חֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.Vot“ruins”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חׇרְבָּה · “desolation” · Strong's H2723
- לָֽמוֹ׃la.mo“for themselves”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)