Isaiah 10:34

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
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וְ נִקַּ֛ף
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נִקַּ֛ף
Root word about, compassed, compassing, compass, destroy, …
Dictionary form: נָקַף · naw-KAHP

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), third person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: and he shall cut down
and go round about ×2 compassing ×2 and compassed ×1 and he shall cut down ×1 and ye shall compass ×1 going about ×1 have inclosed ×1 is gone round about ×1
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encircle — Best general term for surrounding or going around something.
surround — Prefer for military or hostile contexts of enclosing.
go around — Good for literal movement in a circuit or path.
cut down — Use when the sense is felling trees or destroying vegetation.
hem in — Vivid idiom for trapping or closing in on someone.
strike down — Prefer when the nuance leans toward killing or violent action.

BDB5373 H5362

BDB5372 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5374

I. [נָקַף] verb strike off (Late Hebrew strike, wound, Aramaic נְקַף id.; Arabic fregit caput, ut cerebrum appareret; Vulgar Arabic snap with the finger (Dozyii. 716); Assyrian na‡pu probably= mutilated; Ethiopic peel, flay Di649); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִקַּף סִבְכֵי הַיַּ֫עַר consecutive Isa 10:34 and the thickets of the forest shall be struck away (on singular verb compare Ges«GKC:145o»§ 145o DaSynt. § 113 b; or. read נִקְּפוּ; — form possibly Pi`el, but compare Di Du CheHpt). Pi`el Perfect 3 plural וְאַחַר עוֺרִי נִקְּפוּזֹֿאת Job 19:25 after my skin, which they (Ges«GKC:144g»§ 144g) have struck off (alluding to ravages of his disease) — this! but text dubious; Bu כָּזאֹת נִקַּף Niph`al which has been thus struck off.


BDB5375 H5362

BDB5374 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5376

II. [נָקַף verb] go around (intransitive), (Eccl 45:9 Hiph`il ויקיפהו surround something with (2 accusative); Perfect 3 feminine singular הקיפה 43:12 (accusative+ ב instrumental); Late Hebrew Hiph`il הִקִּיף = Biblical Hebrew; also = cling to, be attached, joined to, and so Aramaic אַקֵּיף (Aph`el), ); Qal Imperfect חַגִּים יִנְקֹ֑פוּ Isa 29:1 (figurative) let feasts go around, i.e. run the round (of the year). Hiph`il Perfect הִקִּיף Job 19:6 3 feminine singular הִקִּ֫יפָהִ Isa 15:8 3 plural הִקִּ֫יפוּ Job 1:5; Ps 88:18, וְהִקִּיפוּ consecutive 2Chr 23:7, suffix הִקִּיפוּנִי Ps 22:17 2 masculine plural וְהִקַּפְתֶּם consecutive 2Kgs 11:8 Imperfect וַיַּקַּף Lam 3:5 3 masculine plural יַקִּ֫יפוּ Ps 17:9, וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ 2Kgs 6:14 2 masculine plural תַּקִּ֫פוּ Lev 19:27 Imperative masculine plural suffix הַקִּיפ֫וּהָ Ps 48:13 Infinitive absolute הַקֵּיף Josh 6:3, הַקֵּף vJosh 6:11 Participle plural מַקִּ(י)פִים 1Kgs 7:24; 2Chr 4:3

1. go around, surround, encompass:
  a. go around, with accusative of city, Josh 6:3 compare vJosh 6:11 (accusative omitted), Ps 48:13 (all || סָבָב); also (figurative) הִקִּ֫יפָה הַזְּעָקָה אֶתֿ Isa 15:8 the cry hath gone about the border of Moab.
  b. surround, encompass, enclose, usually with ׃עַלֿ וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ עַלהָֿעִיר 2Kgs 6:14 and they closed in upon the city (beleaguered it); with עַל person 2Kgs 11:8 (+ סָבִיב), Ps 17:9; Ps 88:18 (|| סָבַב), + accusative of thing Job 19:6 he hath closed his net in upon me compare Lam 3:5 less often with accusative of person Ps 22:17 (|| סָבַב), 2Chr 23:7 (|| 2Kgs 11:8 + סָבִיב), also of inanimate things 1Kgs 7:24 = 2Chr 4:3 (both + סָבִיב, || סָבַב).
2. make the round, i.e. complete the circuit יְמֵי הַמִּשְׁתֶּה ׳הִקּ Job 1:5 when the days of feasting had completed their circuit.
3. make round, round off (literally): פְּאַת ראֹשְׁכֶם ׳לֹא חַקּ Lev 19:27 (|| לֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶ֑ךָ), of heathen rite.


BDB7378 H5362

BDB7377 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7379

קוף (√of following; apparently = II. נקף, go around).

about, compassed, compassing, compass, destroy, …
nāqap
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e., surround or circulate
  • to strike, strike off
    • (Piel) to strike off skin
    to go around, compass, round
    • (Qal) to go around
    • "(Hiphil)
      • to go around, surround, encompass, enclose
      • "to make the round, complete the circuit"to make round, round off

סִֽבְכֵ֥י
סִֽבְכֵ֥י
Root word thickets, thick, thicket
Dictionary form: סְבָךְ · seh-BOKE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the thickets
in a thicket ×1 in the thickets ×1 the thickets ×1 upon the thick ×1
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thicket — Most natural modern singular; dense tangle of shrubs/trees.
undergrowth — Emphasizes dense low vegetation; good for forest contexts.
brush — Informal, everyday register; suits narrative prose well.
dense brush — Adds explicitness when context needs to stress impassability.
tangle of shrubs — Descriptive phrase; useful when vividness is a priority.
scrub — Suits arid or sparse-vegetation landscapes; ecological nuance.

BDB5482 H5442

BDB5481 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5483

סְבַךְ noun [masculine] thicket; — absolute בַּסְּבַךְ (נֶאֱחַז) Gen 22:13 (so Ginsb; Baer בַּסֲבַךְ, van d. H. כַּסְּבָךְ) a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; plural construct ִ˜סבְכֵי הַיַּעַר Isa 9:17 thickets of the forest, Isa 10:34.

thickets, thick, thicket
sĕbok
a copse
  • thicket

הַ יַּ֖עַר
הַ
Prefix — article the
יַּ֖עַר
Root word forest, wood, woods, forests, honeycomb
Dictionary form: יַעַר · ya-AR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the forest
of the forest ×15 in the forest ×5 of the wood ×5 in the wood ×3 of his forest ×2 out of the forest ×2 the forest ×2 the wood ×2
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forest — Best default; suits large, dense, or named woodlands.
woodland — Softer tone; good for smaller or less imposing wooded areas.
woods — Informal, everyday register; natural in narrative prose.
thicket — Emphasizes dense undergrowth; useful in vivid or poetic contexts.
wildwood — Literary/poetic register; evokes untamed, ancient wilderness.

BDB3640 H3264 H3293

BDB3639 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3641

I. יַ֫עַר noun masculine2Sam 18:8 wood, forest, thicket (MI21 plural היערן (= proper name, of a location ?); Phoenician יער and יר, compare DHM in MV (10) 983; Aramaic יַעֲרָא, wood, thicket; Assyrian âru DlHWB 230, compare JägerBAS i, 476) — absolute ַ֫ יעַר Isa 7:2 +; יָ֑עַר Mic 3:12 +; with ה locative יַעֲרָה Josh 17:15 construct ַ֫ יעַר 2Sam 18:6 יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23, etc.; plural יְעָרִים Ezra 2:25 + 4 t. (including Ezek 34:25 Qr, so Co); יְעָרוֺת Ps 29:9
  a. wood, forest, wooded height, with trees to be felled Josh 17:15 (with עלה go up to), vJosh 17:18 (J), Deut 19:5 (not elsewhere Hexateuch); עֵץ מִיַּעַר כְּרָתוֺ Jer 10:13 as wood out of a forest he hath cut it; יחטבו מןהֿיערים Ezek 39:10 (עצים מןהֿשׂדה in || clause); as producing trees יער צוֺמֵחַ עֵצִים Eccl 2:6 in designation of Solomon's palace בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֺן 1Kgs 7:2 (on structure of this house see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883, 150), 1Kgs 10:17; 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:16; 2Chr 9:20 compare בֵּית הַיָּ֫עַר Isa 22:8 figurative of foes to be cut down and destroyed נִקַּף סִבְכֵי היער Isa 10:34 כָּֽרְתוּ יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23 so Isa 32:19 and יער הַבָּצִו֯ר Zech 11:2 (read Kt הַבָּצוּר inaccessible forest).
  b. as hiding-place for fugitive 1Sam 22:5 lurking-place of wild beasts Amos 3:4; Mic 5:7; 2Kgs 2:24; Jer 5:6; Jer 12:8; Isa 56:9; Ps 50:10; Ps 80:14; Ps 104:20, compare Ezek 34:25 (read Qr, see above)
  c. stripped by voice of ׳י Ps 29:9 devoured by fire Isa 9:17 (׳סִבְכֵי הַיּ; figurative of the people); so in metaphor or simile of ׳י's judgements Isa 10:18 (כְּבוֺד יַעְרוֺ, figurative of Assyr.), Jer 21:14; Ezek 21:2; Ezek 21:3 (see below) Ps 83:15.
  d. opposed to כַּרְמֶל (garden-land) Isa 29:17; Isa 32:15 but also יַעַר כַּרְמִלּוֺ his garden woodland 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24, and יַעַר בְּתוֺךְ כַּרְמֶל Mic 7:14 (secluded and fertile abode for flock, figurative of people, see Che; Hi-St thinks of sacred grove).
  e. = thicket, especially as symbol of desolation Hos 2:14 בָּמוֺת יער thicket-covered heights (overgrown with bushes and trees) Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18 also בַּיַּעַר בּעֲרַב Isa 21:13 in the thicket (or bushes, so VB) in Arabia must ye lodge, caravans of Dedanites. feminine עֲצֵי (ה)יער trees of the forest Isa 7:2 (in sim), Isa 10:19 (יַעְרוֺ שְׁאָר עֵץ, figurative), Isa 44:14; Ezek 15:2, also vEzek 15:6 (עֵץ היער), Song 2:3 (in simile); figurative, as singing before ׳י Ps 96:12 = 1Chr 16:33; Isa 44:23 (יער וְכָלעֵֿץ בּוֺ).
  g. particular forests are: יער אפרים 2Sam 18:6, see אֶפְרַיִם above; compare v2Sam 18:18 v2Sam 18:17 (see also Josh 17:15; Josh 17:18); יַעַר חָ֑רֶת 1Sam 22:5 (see above); יַעַר לְבָנוֺן (see above); יַעַר הַשָּׂדֶה נֶגֶב and יַעַר הַנָּגֶב Ezek 21:2; Ezek 21:3 (see above) figurative of Judah (land and people); see also יְעָרִים below — שְׂדֵיָֿ֑ יעַר Ps 132:6 is a proper name, of a location (but Bae thinks appellative 'auf waldigem Gefilcle'), see קִרְיַת יְעָרִים. On 1Sam 14:25; 1Sam 14:26, see II. יער. — יעורים Ezek 34:25 Kt, read יְעָרִים Qr, see above


BDB3642 H3293

BDB3641 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3643

II. יַ֫עַר noun [masculine] honeycomb, — absolute יַעַר 1Sam 14:25; 1Sam 14:26 suffix יַעְרִי Song 5:1honeycomb, containing honey 1Sam 14:25 (where read וְיַעַר הָיָה עַלפְּֿנֵּי הַשָּׂדֶה with ᵐ5 We Dr Kit in KauAT, instead of see as in MT); וַיָּבוֺא העם אֶלהַֿיַּעַר 1Sam 14:26 (|| דבשׁ1Sam 14:25) and when the people came to the honeycomb behold its bees had departed (see ᵐ5 We Dr Kit VB); אָכַלְתִּי יַעְרִי עִםדִּֿבְשִׁי Song 5:1 see also I. יַעֲרָה.

forest, wood, woods, forests, honeycomb
yaʿar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
  • forest, wood, thicket, wooded height

בַּ בַּרְזֶ֑ל
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
בַּרְזֶ֑ל
Root word iron, head, smith
Dictionary form: בַּרְזֶל · bahr-DZEL

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with iron
of iron ×25 iron ×12 and iron ×7 the iron ×4 and the iron ×2 any iron ×2 from the iron ×2 in iron ×2
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iron — Default choice; fits nearly all contexts naturally.
iron implement — Use when the tool or object itself is in focus.
iron tool — Practical, concrete; good for craftwork or weapon contexts.
iron blade — Prefer when an axe-head or cutting edge is meant.
ironwork — Collective sense; suits lists of materials or construction.
metal — Broaden only when iron as a material class is implied.

BDB1318 H1270

BDB1317 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1319

בַּרְזֶל noun masculineDeut 19:5 iron (with ל afform.; from piercing ? Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., פַּדְזֶל, , Phoenician ברזל, Assyrian parzillu COTGloss, (Arabic fetter is loan-word)) — always absolute ׳ב Gen 4:22 + 74 t. (בַּרְזֶל֑ Gen 4:22 etc.); —

1. iron, literally:
  a. iron-ore, stone containing iron, Deut 8:9; Job 28:2
  b. as raw material (to be worked) Gen 4:22; 1Chr 22:3; 1Chr 22:14; 1Chr 22:16; 1Chr 29:2 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:7; 2Chr 2:6; 2Chr 2:13; 2Chr 24:12;
  c. as article of commerce Ezek 27:12; Ezek 27:19
  d. as material of furniture, utensils, implements, etc., ׳עֶרֶשׂ ב Deut 3:11, ׳רֶכֶב ב Josh 17:16; Josh 17:18; Judg 1:19; Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13, ׳כְּלֵי ב Josh 6:19; Josh 6:24 compare 1Kgs 6:7; Num 35:16, ׳עֵטבֿ Job 19:24 & figurative Jer 17:1, ׳חֲרִצֵי הַבּ 2Sam 12:31= 1Chr 20:3, ׳מַגְזְרוֺת הַבּ 2Sam 12:31 cutting instrument of iron, see Amos 1:3, ׳כַּבְלֵי ב Ps 149:8 (|| זִקִּיִם), ׳נֵשֶׁק ב Job 20:24, ׳קַרְנֵי ב 1Kgs 22:11 = 2Chr 18:10, ׳קִיר ב & ׳מַחֲבַת ב Ezek 4:3 ׳בְּרִיחֵי ב, i.e. of Babylon, ag. Cyrus Isa 45:2 compare 1Sam 17:7 & Isa 60:17 (twice in verse) (figurative)
2. tool of iron Deut 27:5; Josh 8:31; Prov 27:17 (twice in verse); Eccl 10:10; Isa 10:34 (metaphor); head of an axe Deut 19:5; 2Kgs 6:5; 2Kgs 6:6 so weapon 2Sam 23:7; Job 41:19 compare also Num 31:22; Josh 22:8 where iron as spoil of war.
3. iron in figure of unwatered earth Deut 28:23 of Egyptian bondage, ׳כּוּר הַבּ Deut 4:20; 1Kgs 8:51; Jer 11:4 of oppression ׳עֹל ב Deut 28:48; Jer 28:14 compare vJer 28:13 of strength Jer 15:12 (twice in verse); compare מִנְעָלֶיךָ ׳ב Deut 33:25 & Mic 4:13 ׳קֶרֶן ב; of prophet, firm through Yahweh's might, עַמּוּד ׳ב Jer 1:18 of distress, ׳בְּרִיחֵי ב Ps 107:16 compare vPs 107:10 of judgments of ׳י, & Ps 105:18 ׳שֵׁבֶט ב Ps 2:9 of evil-doers, Jer 6:28; Ezek 22:18; Ezek 22:20 simile of scorching sky Lev 26:19 ׳מְטִיל ב of bones of hippopotamus Job 40:18 ׳גִּיד ב of obstinate neck of Israel Isa 48:4.


BDB9818 H6523 H1270

BDB9817 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9819

פַּרְזֶל19 noun masculineDan 2:40 iron (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew בַּרְזֶל); — absolute Dan 2:33 (זֶ֑ל-), Dan 4:12 +; emphatic פַּרְזְלָא Dan 2:34 +; — Dan 2:33; Dan 2:34 + 11 t. 2; Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20; Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19.

iron, head, smith
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
  • iron
    • iron
      • iron ore
      • "as material of furniture, utensils, implements
    tool of iron"harshness, strength, oppression (figuratively)

וְ הַ לְּבָנ֖וֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
לְּבָנ֖וֹן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And lebanon")
Dictionary form: לְבָנוֹן · leh-baw-NONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and lebanon
of lebanon ×26 lebanon ×13 and lebanon ×6 was in lebanon ×6 in lebanon ×4 and in lebanon ×2 as lebanon ×2 me from lebanon ×2
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Lebanon — Standard proper noun; use in nearly all contexts.
the Lebanon — With article; suits poetic or archaic-flavored passages.
Lebanon's forests — Contextual gloss when cedar/timber imagery is in view.
the Lebanon range — Clarifies geographic reference to the mountain chain.

BDB4315 H3844

BDB4314 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4316

לְבָנוֺן (Deut 3:25 הַלְּבָנֹן van d. H.)71 proper name, of a mountain Lebanon (Phoenician לבנן; Assyrian Labnanu, etc., SchrCOT on 1Kgs 5:13, DlPar. 103 ff.; Egyptian Ra-m­n-n WMMAsien u.Europa,197ff.; Arabic compare further RobBR ii, 435ff. 493 GASmGeogr.45ff. BuhlGeogr.110 and references; name probably from whiteness of its cliffs RobBR ii, 493); — wooded mountain-range on northern border of Israel [usually with article ׳הַלּ (51 t.); without articleלְבָנוֺן, in poetry and late Hos 14:8; Nah 1:4; 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24; Ezek 31:15; Ezek 31:16; Isa 14:8; Isa 29:17; Isa 33:9; Isa 40:16; Jer 18:14; Hab 2:17; Zech 10:10; Zech 11:1; Ps 29:6; Song 4:8 (twice in verse); Song 4:11; Song 4:15 with ה locative לְבָב֫וֺנָה 1Kgs 5:28a]; perhaps first mentioned in defining a locality, as הַר הַלְּבָנוֺן, Judg 3:3 (E according to GFM; this combination only here), but also in early prophets, then in D, and later; — in defining a locality Josh 9:1 ׳בִּקְעַת הַלּ Josh 11:17; Josh 12:7 (side of Baal Gad); as a marked feature, in describing extent of land Deut 1:7; Deut 3:25; Deut 11:24; Josh 1:4; Josh 13:5 (כָּלהַֿל) vJosh 13:6 (all D), 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; Jer 22:26; Zech 10:10 ׳אשׁהַל׳ר Jer 22:6 (figurative of royal house of Judah), as a height Song 4:8 (twice in verse); ׳מִגְדַּל הַל Song 7:5 i.e. a tower built on Lebanon; ׳שֶׁלֶג ל Jer 18:14 snow of L.; L. as source of streams Song 4:15 ׳יֵין ל Hos 14:8 most often, however, as bearing forests, especially of cedars, ׳אַרְזֵי הַלּ Judg 9:15 (in allegory; perhaps J, according to GFM), Isa 2:13; Isa 14:8; Ps 29:5; Ps 104:16, compare 1Kgs 5:13; 1Kgs 5:20; 1Kgs 5:23; 1Kgs 5:28 (twice in verse); 2Chr 2:7 (twice in verse); 2Chr 2:15, 2Kgs 14:9 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 25:18 (twice in verse) (in allegory), Jer 22:23; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 27:5; Ezek 31:3; Ezek 31:15; Ezek 31:16; Zech 11:1; Ezra 3:7; Ps 92:13; Song 3:9; Song 5:15 (simile of majestic figure); ׳פֶּרַח ל Nah 1:4 ׳כְּבוֺד הַלּ Isa 35:2; Isa 60:13 לְכַרְמֶל ׳וְשָׁב ל Isa 29:17 ׅ || (יַעַר ׳יַרְכְּתֵי ל with the same reference Isa 37:24 = 2Kgs 19:23 ׳הַלּ = trees of Lebanon Hos 14:6; Isa 10:34; Isa 40:16; Ps 29:6; Ps 72:16 ׳ל Isa 33:9 figurative, as mourning; ׳חֲמַס ל Hab 2:17 i.e. violence done to Lebanon, probably by cutting down its trees; ׳בֵּית יַעַר הַלּ a royal mansion of Solomon, 1Kgs 7:2 and 1Kgs 10:17; 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:16; 2Chr 9:20 ׳ל as home of wild beast 2Kgs 14:9 = 2Chr 25:18 (in allegory); רֵיחַ לְבָנוֺן, of the odour of cedar forests Song 4:11, compare Hos 14:7 (in simile; We thinks ׳ל here to be a specific plant).

lebanon
lĕbānôn
whiteness
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
  • a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

בְּ אַדִּ֥יר
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
אַדִּ֥יר
Root word nobles, mighty, excellent, principal, famous, …
Dictionary form: אַדִּיר · ad-DEER

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: by a mighty one
and their nobles ×2 excellent ×2 a goodly ×1 and excellent ×1 and the nobles ×1 and to the excellent ×1 but their nobles ×1 by a mighty one ×1
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mighty — Best general-purpose rendering for power or greatness.
majestic — Highlights grandeur and splendor; suits poetic contexts.
noble — Emphasizes high rank or social distinction.
glorious — Stresses radiant, awe-inspiring magnificence.
renowned — Foregrounds fame and reputation over raw power.
exalted — Conveys elevated status; fits hymnic or liturgical passages.

BDB138 H117

BDB137 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB139

אַדִּיר adjective majestic — ׳א Ps 8:2 +; feminine אַדֶּ֫רֶת Ezek 17:8 ? (see below) etc. —

1. majestic (wide, lofty) of waters of sea Exod 15:10; Ps 93:4 a ship Isa 33:21 a tree Ezek 17:23 a vine Ezek 17:8 (גֶּפֶן אַדֶּרֶת, so ; or ׳א abstract noun see below אַדֶּרֶת below); also figurative of kings Ps 136:18 nations Ezek 32:18 gods 1Sam 4:8 of ׳י Ps 93:4; Ps 76:5 of name of ׳י Ps 8:2; Ps 8:10.
2. substantive majestic one, of nobles, chieftains, etc., Judg 5:13; Judg 5:25; Nah 2:6; Nah 3:18 Jer 14:3; Jer 25:34 (אַדִּירֵי הַצּאֹן figurative so): Jer 25:35; Jer 25:36; Jer 30:21; Zech 11:2; 2Chr 23:20; Neh 3:5; Neh 10:30 of ׳י Isa 10:34; Isa 33:21 of servants of ׳י Ps 16:3 (= priests ? compare 1Chr 24:5 & see Che).

nobles, mighty, excellent, principal, famous, …
ʾaddîr
wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
  • great, majestic
    • of waters of sea
    • "of a tree"of kings, nations, gods
    great one, majestic one
    • of nobles, chieftains, servants

יִפּֽוֹל
יִפּֽוֹל
Root word fall, fell, fallen, down, cast, …
Dictionary form: נָפַל · naw-PAHL

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: shall fall
shall fall ×42 fell ×33 fall ×27 fallen ×16 and fell ×15 and fall ×14 is fallen ×11 are fallen ×8
More options
fall — Core, neutral rendering; works in most contexts.
collapse — Prefer when sudden or total structural/physical failure implied.
drop — Good for quick, uncontrolled downward motion.
be defeated — Use when military overthrow or conquest is the sense.
perish — Fits contexts of death or destruction of people or nations.
cast down — Suitable for deliberate or forceful throwing to the ground.

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נָפַל433 verb fall, lie (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, ᵑ7 נְפַל, Syriac ; compare also Arabic dedit praedam (ZMG xl (1886), 725 Frä153 f.), Minaean נפל remove HomSudar. Chrest. 128); —

Qal366 Perfect ׳נ Judg 5:27 +, 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְלָה Gen 15:12 +, etc.; Imperfect יִפֹּל 1Sam 14:45 +, וַיִּפֹּל Judg 4:16 +; 1 singular אֶפֹּל 1Chr 21:13 (needless change from 1 plural נִפְּלָה || 2Sam 24:14 We Dr); 3 masculine plural יִפְּלוּ Hos 7:16 +, יִפֹּ֑לוּ Isa 3:25 +, 3 feminine plural תִּפֹּ֫לְנָה Ezek 13:11; Ezek 30:25, etc.; Imperative masculine plural נִפְלוּ Hos 10:8; Jer 25:27 Infinitive absolute נָפוֺל Esth 6:13 construct נְפֹל Isa 30:25 +; לִנְפֹּל Jer 51:49 +; suffix נָפְלוֺ 1Sam 29:3, נִפְלוֺ 2Sam 1:10, נִפְלָם Jer 49:21 (on these forms compare BaNB 104); Participle נֹפֵל Judg 4:22 +; feminine נֹפֶ֫לֶת Gen 15:12 +; plural נֹפְלִים Josh 8:25 + (insert also 1Sam 28:19b ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS; Klo כֹּרְעִים), etc.; —
1. fall, by accident, שָֿׁ֫מָּה׳וְנ Exod 21:33 (E) and there fall into it (a pit) an ox or an ass, compare Deut 22:4 (בַּדֶּרֶךְ, on the way),bird עַלפַּֿח Amos 3:5 subject person, 1Sam 4:18 (from seat, מֵעַל), Deut 22:8 (twice in verse) (from roof, מִן); often into (ב) pit (usually figurative) Prov 26:27; Prov 28:10, also (absolute), Prov 22:14, Eccl 10:8; Ps 7:16; Ps 57:7 (בְּתוֺךְ), compare Ps 35:8; Ps 141:10 (net), also, with אֶל, Isa 24:18 = Jer 48:44 fall בְּלֵב יַמִּים Ezek 25:27 opposed to קוּם Jer 8:4 compare Eccl 4:10 (twice in verse); with אָחוֺר fall backward Gen 49:17 (poem); with בְּעַד through 2Kgs 1:2 compare (of locusts) Joel 2:8 עַלחֶֿרֶב ׳נ causing death 1Sam 31:4; 1Sam 31:5 = 1Chr 10:4; 1Chr 10:5 עַלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה ׳נ 1Sam 17:49 (Goliath); subject thing, 2Kgs 2:13; 2Kgs 2:14 (מֵעַל), 2Kgs 6:5 (אֶלֿ into water), v2Kgs 6:6 (absolute); with עַל Lev 11:32; Lev 11:35; Lev 11:37; Lev 11:38, אֶלֿ vLev 11:33 absolute of tent Judg 7:13 + vJudg 7:13 (gloss, GFM, Bu); of wall Josh 6:5 (JE), Jer 51:44, figurative Ezek 13:11 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sm Co Berthol), vEzek 13:12 vEzek 13:14, לְאֶרֶץ Ezek 38:20 + תַּחְתֶּיהָ i.e. flat Josh 6:20 ׳נ of bricks Isa 9:9 (in figurative), פֶּרֶץ Isa 30:13 towes vIsa 30:25, foundations Jer 50:15 wall fell upon (על) 1Kgs 20:30, so of house Judg 16:30; Job 1:19, mountains Hos 10:8 mountain also absolute Job 14:18 (compare נָבֵל), height Ezek 38:20 tree Eccl 11:3 (twice in verse) (ב location), compare Isa 10:34 (בְ instrumental, in figure), Zech 11:2 (absolute); branches Ezek 31:12 (figurative); a grain Amos 9:9 (אֶרֶץ = to earth); of dew 2Sam 17:12 (with על), hailstones Ezek 13:11 blood (אַ֫רְצָה) 1Sam 26:20 hair of head (ארצה) 1Sam 14:45; 2Sam 14:11; 1Kgs 1:52 horns of altar Amos 3:14 (לָאָרֶץ); peg Isa 22:25 fruit עַלפֶּֿה Nah 3:12 crown Lam 5:16 arm from (מִן) shoulder Job 31:22 of sword (apparently) 2Sam 20:8 (but on text see Commentaries); fire from heaven, absolute 1Kgs 18:38 with מִן Job 1:16 ; hand of ׳י Ezek 8:1 (with עַלֿ; but read וַתְּהִי ᵐ5 Co Berthol); spirit of ׳י Ezek 11:5 (עַלֿ); of lot (גּוֺרָל) Ezek 24:6; Jonah 1:7 (both with עַל), 1Chr 26:14 (with לְ; || יָצָא), + Esth 3:7 ᵐ5 Ry Wild (עַל); compare Hiph`il 3; hence (of share, inheritance) fall, be allotted, to (לְ) Judg 18:1 (ב = as: בְּ 17 c; so Num 34:2; Ezek 47:14), Ps 16:6, absolute Josh 17:5. — On Ezek 47:22b see
Hiph`il 3.
2. a. Especially of violent death (c. 96 t.), Judg 5:27 (3 t. in verse) (+ שָׁדוּד), 1Sam 4:10; 1Sam 14:13; 2Sam 11:17; 2Sam 21:9; 1Kgs 22:20 = 2Chr 18:9, etc.; + וַיָּמָת, etc.; 2Sam 1:4; 2Sam 2:23 (twice in verse); חָלָל ׳נ fall pierced (fatally) Judg 9:40; 1Sam 17:52; 1Sam 31:1 = 1Chr 10:1 +; חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב Ezek 35:8 compare בְּתוֺח חֲלָלִים Ezek 32:20 תַּחַת הֲרוּגִים ׳נ Isa 10:4 פְּגָרִים ׳נ corpses fall Jer 9:21; Num 14:29 (P), vNum 14:32 (JE); by the sword, בַּחֶרֶב Amos 7:17; Hos 7:16; Hos 14:1; Isa 3:25; 2Sam 1:12; Ezek 5:12; Ezek 6:11; Num 14:3; Num 14:43 (JE), (+ בָּרָעָב, בַּדֶּבֶר), etc.; לְפִי חֶרֶב ׳נ Josh 8:24 (JE), Judg 4:16 ; בְּיַד by the hand of 2Sam 21:22; 2Sam 24:14 (twice in verse) = 1Chr 21:13 (twice in verse), 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 20:8 ; תַּחַת רגליִ ׳נ fall under my feet 2Sam 22:39 = Ps 18:39.
  b. figurative = go to ruin, perish, etc. (c. 30 t.); Amos 5:2; Amos 8:14 +; often || כָּשַׁל Isa 3:8; Isa 8:15 (+ other words), Isa 31:3; Jer 8:12; Jer 46:12; Jer 50:32; Ps 27:2; Prov 24:17 || כָּרַע Ps 20:9 figurative of earth Isa 24:20 (opposed to קוּם), Haman falls before (לִפְנֵי) Mordecai Esth 6:13 (twice in verse); compare Isa 14:12 (absolute); peculiar to Prov are בְּרִשְׁעָה ׳נ Prov 11:5, בְּרַע Prov 13:17, בְּרָעָה Prov 17:20; Prov 28:14.
  c. figurative = experience calamity Mic 7:8 (opposed to קוּם), Ps 37:34; Ps 145:14; Prov 24:16.
  d. fall, of a city Jer 51:8 (|| וַתִּשָּׁבֵר).
3. a. Fall prostrate, Judg 19:26; Judg 19:27, + אַ֫רְצָה Job 1:20 fall at full length (in a faint) וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹאֿ קוֺמָתוֺ 1Sam 28:20 sink down Num 24:4; Num 24:16 (J E; supernatural influence); of arms of Pharaoh Ezek 30:25 (opposed to חָזַק).
  b. fall = prostrate oneself before (לִפְנֵי) man Gen 50:18 (E), 2Sam 19:19; Gen 44:14 (J; + אַ֫רְצָה); before ׳י 2Chr 20:18 אֶלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה ׳נ before ׳י or his representative Josh 5:14; Josh 7:6 (both J E); also (ארצה omitted) Ezek 43:3; Ezek 44:4 before man 2Sam 14:22 more often עַלפָּֿנָיו ׳נ, before man 2Sam 9:6; 1Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 18:39; Ruth 2:10, before ׳י Gen 17:3; Gen 17:17 + 6 t. P, Ezek 3:23; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13; 1Chr 21:16; Dan 8:17 + אַ֫רְפָה, before man 2Sam 14:4, before ׳י Judg 13:20 לְאַפָּיו אַ֫רְצָה 1Sam 20:41, לְאַפֵּי דָוִד עַלפָּֿנֶיהָ 1Sam 25:23, ארצה ׳נ 2Sam 1:2 (all before man); עַלרַֿגְלָיו ׳נ fall at one's feet 1Sam 25:24; 2Kgs 4:37, ׳לִפְנֵי ר Esth 8:3. See synonym below קדד.
  c. fall upon (עַל) one's neck, in embrace Gen 33:4; Gen 46:29 (both J), Gen 45:14 (E), עַלפְּֿנֵי אָבִיו Gen 50:1 (J).
4. a. Fall upon (עַל) = attack Jer 48:32 (figurative), compare Isa 16:9 with בְּ Josh 11:7 (D), absolute Job 1:15 אִישׁ אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ ׳נ Jer 46:16.
  b. desert or fall away to, go over to, with עַלֿ 2Kgs 25:11 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:15 (twice in verse), Jer 21:9; Jer 37:14; Jer 39:9; 1Chr 12:20; 1Chr 12:21 (twice in verse) (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:19 v.1Chr 12:20 v.1Chr 12:20), 2Chr 15:9, with אֶלֿ 2Kgs 7:4; Jer 37:13; Jer 38:19, absolute 1Sam 29:3; Jer 39:9.
  c. בְּיַד ׳נ fall into the hand (power) of Judg 15:18; Lam 1:7: — compare also
2. a. above
5. Figurative, of deep sleep, with עַל Gen 15:12 (J), 1Sam 26:12; Job 4:13; Job 33:15 face, countenance (in displeasure) Gen 4:5; Gen 4:6 (J); לֵב אָדָם עָלָיו ׳נ 1Sam 17:32 (of sinking heart); וַיִּפְּלוּ בְעֵינֵיהֶם) Neh 6:16 and they were cast down in their (own) eyes (compare BeRy, Ryle); of calamity followed by עַלֿ Isa 47:11; Eccl 9:12 terror, etc., followed by עַלֿ Gen 15:12 (J), Josh 2:9 (JE), Exod 15:16 (song), 1Sam 11:7; Job 13:11; Ps 55:5; Ps 105:38; Esth 8:17; Esth 9:2; Esth 9:3; Dan 10:7 reproach, followed by עַלֿ Ps 69:10 = fail to be accomplished Josh 21:43; Josh 23:14 (twice in verse) (all D), 1Kgs 8:56; 2Kgs 10:10 (+ אַ֫רְצָה); = not to be reckoned Num 6:12 (P); of word (דָּבָר) falling into (ב) Israel Isa 9:7 = fall out, turn out, result Ruth 3:18 (subject דָּבָר).
6. Other idiomatic uses are: לְמִשְׁכָּב ׳נ take to one's bed Exod 21:18 (E); settle Gen 25:18 (J); = alight quickly, מֵעַל הַגָּמָל Gen 24:64 (J), מֵעַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה 2Kgs 5:21 waste away Num 5:21; Num 5:22; Num 5:27 = be born Isa 26:18 (compare Hiph`il vIsa 26:19); = be offered, of supplication (׳לִפְנֵי י) Jer 36:7; Jer 37:20; Jer 42:2 (compare Hiph`il 6); with מִן = be inferior to Job 12:3; Job 13:2.
7. = lie, of Midianites, etc. (like locusts; ב location) Judg 9:12 = lie prostrate, 1Sam 19:24 usually participle Josh 7:10 (J E; עַלפָּֿנֶיךָ), 1Sam 5:3; 1Sam 5:4 (לְפָנָיו), Amos 9:11, עַלהַֿמִּטָּה Esth 7:8 of the dead 1Sam 31:8 = 1Chr 10:8; Deut 21:1; Ezek 32:27 (Co conjecture נְפִילִים [compare Gen 6:4], see also Berthol ToyHpt); נֹפֵל אַ֫רְצָה מֵת Judg 3:25 compare Judg 4:22 (omit ארצה); אַ֫רְצָה ׳פְּגָרִים נ 2Chr 20:24 compare also Ezek 32:22; Ezek 32:23; Ezek 32:24 (strike out in vEzek 32:22 Hi Co Berthol, in vEzek 32:23 ToyHpt). Hiph`il Perfect הִפִּיל 1Sam 3:19 +; 2 masculine singular suffix הִפַּלְתָּם Ps 73:18 3 plural הִפִּילוּ Judg 2:19 +; 1 plural הִפַּלְנוּ Neh 10:35, etc.; Imperfect יַפִּיל Exod 21:27, וַיַּפֵּל Gen 2:21 +, suffix יַפִּלֵם Ps 140:11 3 masculine plural יַפִּילוּ 2Kgs 3:25; Ps 22:19, יַפִּיל֑וּן Job 29:24, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַפִּלֶהָ Josh 13:6 masculine plural הַפִּילוּ 1Sam 14:42 Infinitive construct לְהַפִּיל 1Sam 18:25 +; לַנְפִּל Num 5:22 read לִנְפֹּל (Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2 i. 309 Ges«GKC:66»§ 66, 2 R 1); Participle מַפִּיל 2Kgs 6:5 + 2 t., plural מַפִּילִים Dan 9:18
1. cause to fall, with accusative, literally:
  a. fell tree 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 compare 2Kgs 6:5.
  b. throw down wall 2Sam 20:15.
  c. knock out tooth Exod 21:27 (E).
  d. lay prostrate Deut 25:2 (for bastinado).
  e. cast (cedar pillars) into (עַלֿ) fire Jer 22:7 so (with ב), wicked men Ps 140:11. feminine make sword drop from (מִן) hand Ezek 30:22 (figurative), compare Ezek 39:3.
  g. cause stone to fall עַל Num 35:23, flesh Ps 78:28 (בְּקֶרֶב), stars Dan 8:10 (in vision).
2. Of causing death בַּחֶרֶב 2Kgs 19:7 = Isa 37:7; Jer 19:7; Ezek 32:12 (all ׳י subject), 2Chr 32:21 (human subject); בְּיַד 1Sam 18:25 + חֲלָלִים Ezek 6:4; Prov 7:26 also Ps 106:26; Dan 11:12 = overthrow, bring to destruction, Ps 37:14; Ps 73:18 (with ל), Ps 106:27.
3. Especially of casting lot (גּוֺרָל), Isa 34:17 (with לְ for), Neh 10:35 (with עַל + infinitive), Neh 11:1 (c. infinitive), 1Chr 26:14 (with לְ; so read KitHpt compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Be Öttli), Ps 22:19 (with עַל), Esth 9:24 (c. infinitive); absolute Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse); 1Chr 24:31; 1Chr 25:8; 1Chr 26:13; Esth 3:7 + בְּתוֺכֵנוּ Prov 1:14 (i.e. share with us); omitted גּוֺרָל 1Sam 14:32 (with בֵּין), Job 6:27 (with עַל); hence ׳הִפּ = assign, apportion, by lot, usually with לְ person, Josh 13:6; Josh 23:4 (both D), Ezek 45:1; Ezek 47:22 a = vEzek 47:22 b (read יַפִּילוּ ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Hi-Sm Co Berthol), Ezek 48:29 (read בְנַחֲלָה for ׳מנ ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hi-Sm, etc.), Ps 78:55 (compare Qal 1 end; and בְּ 17 c).
4. Figurative, let drop, cause to fail (cf Qal 5), Judg 2:19; Esth 6:10, + אַ֫רְצָה 1Sam 3:19.
5. Cause deep sleep to fall (עַלֿ) Gen 2:21 (J), Prov 19:15 (absolute), make countenance fall, look displeased at (ב), Jer 3:12, compare Job 29:24 (object אוֺר פָּנַי); cause terror, etc., to fall (עַלֿ) Jer 15:8.
6. Other idioms are: bring to life (properly drop young) Isa 26:19 (figurative); present supplication Jer 38:26; Jer 42:9; Dan 9:18; Dan 9:20 (all with לִפְנֵי); — on both compare
Qal 6. Hithpa`el throw, or prostrate oneself,
1. Infinitive construct הִתְנַפֵּל throw himself upon (על) Gen 43:18 (J; i.e. attack).
2. Perfect 1 singular הִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּי Deut 9:25 Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶתְנַפַּל Deut 9:18; Deut 9:25 Participle מִתְנַפֵּל Ezra 10:1prostrate oneself and lie prostrate, ׳לִפְנֵי י. —
Pil`el. וְנִפְלַל Ezek 28:23, read וְנָפַל Hi-Sm Co Berthol.


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נְפַל verb fall (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Dan 2:46 נְפַ֑ל Dan 4:28 3 masculine plural נְפַ֫לוּ Dan 3:23 + Dan 7:20 Kt (Qr 3 feminine plural נְפַ֫לָה, K§ 23, 2); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפֵּל (K§ 42) Dan 3:6 +; 2 masculine plural תִּפְּלוּן Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15 Participle plural נָֽפְלִין Dan 3:7
1. fall, עַלאַֿנְפּוֺהִי Dan 2:46 fall down and do homage Dan 3:5; Dan 3:6; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:11; Dan 3:15 ל location Dan 3:23 of voice, מִןשְֿׁמַיָּא Dan 4:28.
2. fall by violence Dan 7:20 (with קֳדָם).
3. יִפֵּל לָךְ Ezra 7:20 it shall fall to thee (thou shalt need) to give (compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic, SchulthLex. 126 and ZAW xxii (1902), 163).

fall, fell, fallen, down, cast, …
nāpal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
  • to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
    • (Qal)
      • to fall
      • "to fall (of violent death)"to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before"to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of"to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result"to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to"to lie, lie prostrate
      (Hiphil)
      • to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
      • "to overthrow"to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot"to let drop, cause to fail (figuratively)"to cause to fall
      (Hithpael)
      • to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
      • "to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
      (Pilel) to fall

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְנִקַּ֛ף Tevir — a lesser break סִֽבְכֵ֥י הַיַּ֖עַר Tipeha — a lesser break בַּבַּרְזֶ֑ל Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְהַלְּבָנ֖וֹן Tipeha — a lesser break בְּאַדִּ֥יר יִפּֽוֹל Silluq — end of the verse

וְנִקַּף סִֽבְכֵי הַיַּעַר בַּבַּרְזֶל וְהַלְּבָנוֹן בְּאַדִּיר יִפּֽוֹל׃
34
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Cross References

Isaiah 37:24

בְּיַד עֲבָדֶיךָ חֵרַפְתָּ׀ אֲדֹנָי וַתֹּאמֶר בְּרֹב רִכְבִּי אֲנִי עָלִיתִי מְרוֹם הָרִים יַרְכְּתֵי לְבָנוֹן וְאֶכְרֹת קוֹמַת אֲרָזָיו מִבְחַר בְּרֹשָׁיו וְאָבוֹא מְרוֹם קִצּוֹ יַעַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃
24
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

Jeremiah 22:7

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּי עָלֶיךָ מַשְׁחִתִים אִישׁ וְכֵלָיו וְכָֽרְתוּ מִבְחַר אֲרָזֶיךָ וְהִפִּילוּ עַל-הָאֵֽשׁ׃
7
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

2 Peter 2:11

ὅπου ἄγγελοι ἰσχύϊ καὶ δυνάμει μείζονες ὄντες οὐ φέρουσιν κατ' αὐτῶν παρὰ Κυρίῳ βλάσφημον κρίσιν
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Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:2

אֵין עוֹד תְּהִלַּת מוֹאָב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן חָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ רָעָה לְכוּ וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה מִגּוֹי גַּם-מַדְמֵן תִּדֹּמִּי אַחֲרַיִךְ תֵּלֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃
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There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς θλιβομένοις ἄνεσιν μεθ' ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἀποκαλύψει τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ μετ' ἀγγέλων δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ
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And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

Daniel 4:13

חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי עַֽל-מִשְׁכְּבִי וַאֲלוּ עִיר וְקַדִּישׁ מִן-שְׁמַיָּא נָחִֽת׃
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I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

Revelation 18:21

Καὶ ἦρεν εἷς ἄγγελος ἰσχυρὸς λίθον ὡς μύλον μέγαν καὶ ἔβαλεν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν λέγων Οὕτως ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλὼν μεγάλη πόλις καὶ οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἔτι
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And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that be down, great city Babylon thrown and shall be found no more at all.

Daniel 4:23

וְדִי חֲזָה מַלְכָּא עִיר וְקַדִּישׁ נָחִת׀ מִן-שְׁמַיָּא וְאָמַר גֹּדּוּ אִֽילָנָא וְחַבְּלוּהִי בְּרַם עִקַּר שָׁרְשׁוֹהִי בְּאַרְעָא שְׁבֻקוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר דִּֽי-פַרְזֶל וּנְחָשׁ בְּדִתְאָא דִּי בָרָא וּבְטַל שְׁמַיָּא יִצְטַבַּע וְעִם-חֵיוַת בָּרָא חֲלָקֵהּ עַד דִּֽי-שִׁבְעָה עִדָּנִין יַחְלְפוּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃
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And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

Nahum 1:12

כֹּה׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אִם-שְׁלֵמִים וְכֵן רַבִּים וְכֵן נָגוֹזּוּ וְעָבָר וְעִנִּתִךְ לֹא אֲעַנֵּךְ עֽוֹד׃
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Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Isaiah 31:8

וְנָפַל אַשּׁוּר בְּחֶרֶב לֹא-אִישׁ וְחֶרֶב לֹֽא-אָדָם תֹּֽאכֲלֶנּוּ וְנָס לוֹ מִפְּנֵי-חֶרֶב וּבַחוּרָיו לָמַס יִהְיֽוּ׃
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Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

Isaiah 10:18

וּכְבוֹד יַעְרוֹ וְכַרְמִלּוֹ מִנֶּפֶשׁ וְעַד-בָּשָׂר יְכַלֶּה וְהָיָה כִּמְסֹס נֹסֵֽס׃
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And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

Psalms 103:20

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה מַלְאָכָיו גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרֽוֹ׃
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Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Isaiah 37:36

וַיֵּצֵא׀ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַיַּכֶּה בְּמַחֲנֵה אַשּׁוּר מֵאָה וּשְׁמֹנִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אָלֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה כֻלָּם פְּגָרִים מֵתִֽים׃
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Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Jeremiah 46:22

קוֹלָהּ כַּנָּחָשׁ יֵלֵךְ כִּֽי-בְחַיִל יֵלֵכוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת בָּאוּ לָהּ כְּחֹטְבֵי עֵצִֽים׃
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The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Zechariah 11:1

פְּתַח לְבָנוֹן דְּלָתֶיךָ וְתֹאכַל אֵשׁ בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃
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Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Revelation 10:1

Καὶ εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ περιβεβλημένον νεφέλην καὶ ἶρις ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ἥλιος καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς στῦλοι πυρός
1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: