Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied. Young's Literal Translation By the weapons of Jehovah of Hosts Do not many houses a desolation become? Great and good without inhabitant! King James Bible In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant. Hebrew I heardבְּאָזְנָ֖י (bə·’ā·zə·nāy) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts {declare}: צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign “Surely אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not many רַבִּים֙ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great houses בָּתִּ֤ים (bāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house will become יִֽהְי֔וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolate, לְשַׁמָּ֣ה (lə·šam·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8047: Ruin, consternation great mansions גְּדֹלִ֥ים (gə·ḏō·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent left unoccupied. יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry |