Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, Young's Literal Translation And I say, ‘Till when, O Lord?’ And He saith, ‘Surely till cities have been wasted without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the ground be wasted—a desolation, King James Bible Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, Hebrew Then I asked,וָאֹמַ֕ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “How long, עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while O Lord?” אֲדֹנָ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord And He replied, וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Until עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while cities עָרִ֜ים (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement lie in ruins שָׁא֨וּ (šā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7582: To make a din or crash, crash into ruins without מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle an inhabitant, יוֹשֵׁ֗ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry until the houses וּבָתִּים֙ (ū·ḇāt·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house are left unoccupied, מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle and the land וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה (wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land is desolate תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה (tiš·šā·’eh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7582: To make a din or crash, crash into ruins and ravaged, שְׁמָמָֽה׃ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment |