Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAre these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’ ” Young's Literal Translation ‘Are not [these] the words that Jehovah proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, in Jerusalem’s being inhabited, and [in] safety, and its cities round about it, and the south and the plain—abiding?’ King James Bible [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain? Hebrew Are these notהֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the words הַדְּבָרִ֗ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel proclaimed קָרָ֤א (qā·rā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read through בְּיַד֙ (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand the earlier הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔ים (hā·ri·šō·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank prophets, הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet when Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and its surrounding סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯe·hā) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around towns וְעָרֶ֖יהָ (wə·‘ā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement were בִּהְי֤וֹת (bih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be populous יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת (yō·še·ḇeṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and prosperous, וּשְׁלֵוָ֔ה (ū·šə·lê·wāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7961: Tranquil, careless, security and the Negev וְהַנֶּ֥גֶב (wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south and the Lowland וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8219: Lowland were inhabited?’” יֹשֵֽׁב׃ (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry |