Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleJust as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD. Young's Literal Translation And it hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah. King James Bible And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD. Hebrew Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I watched שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי (šā·qaḏ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout over עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against them to uproot לִנְת֧וֹשׁ (lin·ṯō·wōš) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5428: To pull or pluck up, root out and tear them down, וְלִנְת֛וֹץ (wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down to demolish, וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס (wə·la·hă·rōs) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy destroy, וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד (ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and bring disaster, וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ (ū·lə·hā·rê·a‘) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad so כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus will I be attentive אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד (’eš·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout to build them לִבְנ֥וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build and to plant them,” וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ (wə·lin·ṭō·w·a‘) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |