Zechariah 7:14

“but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.”

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WEBBE

“but I will scatter them with a whirlwind amongst all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.”

BSB

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

KJV

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

ASV

but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

BBE

But with a storm-wind I sent them in flight among all the nations of whom they had no knowledge. So the land was waste after them, so that no man went through or came back: for they had made waste the desired land.

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וְאֵסָעֲרֵם ve·'e·sa·'a·rem and I will storm away them H5590 עַל 'al to H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim the nations H1471 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יְדָעוּם ye·da·'um they have known them H3045 וְהָאָרֶץ ve·ha·'a·retz and the land H776 נָשַׁמָּה na·sha·mah it was desolate H8074 אַחֲרֵיהֶם 'a·cha·rei·hem behind them H310 מֵעֹבֵר me·'o·ver from [one who] passes by H5674 וּמִשָּׁב u·mi·shav and from [one who] returns H7725 וַיָּשִׂימוּ vai·ya·si·mu and they made H7760 אֶרֶץ־ 'e·retz- a land of H776 חֶמְדָּה chem·dah desire H2532 לְשַׁמָּה פ le·sha·mah into a waste H8047

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–14

God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which tend to the public welfare and peace. The law of God lays restraint upon the heart. But they filled their minds with prejudices against the word of God. Nothing is harder than the heart of a presumptuous sinner. See the fatal consequences of this to their fathers. Great sins against the Lord of hosts, bring great wrath from his power, which cannot be resisted. Sin, if regarded in the heart, will certainly spoil the success of prayer. The Lord always hears the cry of the broken-hearted penitent; yet all who die impenitent and unbelieving, will find no remedy or refuge from miseries which while here they despised and defied, but which they then will not be able to bear.

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