Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. Young's Literal Translation For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Cut down her wood, And pour out against Jerusalem a mount, She [is] the city to be inspected, Wholly—she is oppression in her midst. King James Bible For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this [is] the city to be visited; she [is] wholly oppression in the midst of her. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this is what כֹ֤ה (ḵōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Cut down כִּרְת֣וּ (kir·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the trees עֵצָ֔ה (‘ê·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6097: Timber and raise וְשִׁפְכ֥וּ (wə·šip̄·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out a siege ramp סֹלְלָ֑ה (sō·lə·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5550: A military mound, rampart of besiegers against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel This הִ֚יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement must be punished; הָפְקַ֔ד (hā·p̄ə·qaḏ) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit there is nothing but כֻּלָּ֖הּ (kul·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every oppression עֹ֥שֶׁק (‘ō·šeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6233: Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain in her midst. בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ (bə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center |