In Jeremiah 46 of Jeremiah .
Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
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מַדּ֖וּעַ madua why מַדּ֖וּעַ madua why מַדּוּעַ particle, interrogative — “why” H4069 what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why? how, wherefore, why. נִסְחַ֣ף nischaf sweep נִסְחַ֣ף nischaf sweep סָחַף verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sweep”, a completed action H5502 to scrape off sweep (away). אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ abireykha mighty אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ abireykha mighty אַבִּיר adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “mighty”, the of-form, joined to the next word H47 {mighty (spoken of God)} angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant. לֹ֣א lo no , -r, לֹ֣א lo no , -r, לֹא particle, negative — “no , -r,” H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul… עָמַ֔ד amad stand עָמַ֔ד amad stand עָמַד verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, a completed action H5975 to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m… כִּ֥י ki assured כִּ֥י ki assured כִּי conjunction — “assured” H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til… יְהוָ֖ה yehvah Jehovah יְהוָ֖ה yehvah Jehovah יְהֹוָה noun, proper name — “Jehovah” H3068 Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). הֲדָפֽוֹ ׃ hadafvo cast away הֲדָפֽוֹ hadafvo cast away הָדַף verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, a completed action H1920 to push away or down cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away). Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Why is thy strong one overthrown? He stood not, because the LORD did thrust him down.
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American Standard Version (1901) Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.
Young’s Literal Translation Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.
World English Bible Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn’t stand, because Yahweh pushed them.
Darby Translation Why are thy valiants swept away? They stood not, for Jehovah did thrust them down.
Douay-Rheims Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Why is thy strong one overthrown? He stood not, because the LORD did thrust him down.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in the court of the prison, saying,
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καὶ πρὸς Ἱερεμίαν ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τῆς φυλακῆς, λέγων,
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