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Zechariah 1:15

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

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וְקֶ֤צֶףveqetsefand foamקֶצֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and foam”, the ordinary formH7110a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strifefoam, indignation, [idiom] sore, wrath.גָּדוֹל֙gadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.אֲנִ֣יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.קֹצֵ֔ףqotsefangerקָצַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “anger”, a verb used as a describing wordH7107to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage(be) anger(-ry), displease, fret self, (provoke to) wrath (come), be wroth.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַגּוֹיִ֖םhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.הַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםhashaananimthe that is at easeשַׁאֲנָןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the that is at ease”, the ordinary formH7600secure; in a bad sense, haughtythat is at ease, quiet, tumult. Compare H7946 (שַׁלְאֲנָן).אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֲנִי֙animineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.קָצַ֣פְתִּיqatsaftiangerקָצַףverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, a completed actionH7107to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage(be) anger(-ry), displease, fret self, (provoke to) wrath (come), be wroth.מְּעָ֔טmeatlittleמְעַטadverb — “little”H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.וְהֵ֖מָּהvehemahand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.עָזְר֥וּazervhelpעָזַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “help”, a completed actionH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.לְרָעָֽהleraahto badרַעpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Young’s Literal Translation

And [with] great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted — for evil.

World English Bible

I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.”

Darby Translation

and I am wroth exceedingly with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little wroth, and they helped forward the affliction.

Douay-Rheims

And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I am very angry with the heathen that combine to attack her : forasmuch as I indeed was a little angry, but they combined to attack her for evil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὀργὴν μεγάλην ἐγὼ ὀργίζομαι ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ συνεπιτιθέμενα, ἀνθʼ ὧν μὲν ἐγὼ ὠργίσθην ὀλίγα, αὐτοὶ δὲ συνεπέθεντο εἰς κακά.