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Malachi 1:4

Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Malachi 1:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֨ר אֱד֜וֹם רֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּ וְנָשׁוּב֙ וְנִבְנֶ֣ה חֳרָב֔וֹת כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הֵ֥מָּה יִבְנ֖וּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶהֱר֑וֹס וְקָרְא֤וּ לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל רִשְׁעָ֔ה וְהָעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־זָעַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תֹאמַ֨רto.Mar“it will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. אֱד֜וֹם'e.Dom“Edom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱדוֹם · “Edom” · Strong's H0123G
  4. רֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּru.Shash.nu“we have been shattered”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from רָשַׁשׁ · “to beat” · Strong's H7567
  5. וְנָשׁוּב֙ve.na.Shuv“and we may return”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “rescue” · Strong's H7725H
  6. וְנִבְנֶ֣הve.niv.Neh“so we may rebuild”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  7. חֳרָב֔וֹתcho.ra.Vot“[the] ruins”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חׇרְבָּה · “desolation” · Strong's H2723
  8. כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  12. הֵ֥מָּהHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  13. יִבְנ֖וּyiv.Nu“they will build”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  14. וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  15. אֶהֱר֑וֹס'e.he.Ros“I will tear down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָרַס · “to overthrow” · Strong's H2040
  16. וְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'U“and people will call”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  17. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“<to> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  18. גְּב֣וּלge.Vul“a territory of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
  19. רִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'Ah“wickedness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רִשְׁעָה · “wickedness” · Strong's H7564
  20. וְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'Am“and the people”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  21. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. זָעַ֥םza.'Am“he was indignant”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָעַם · “be indignant” · Strong's H2194
  23. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  24. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  25. עוֹלָֽם׃o.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)