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Zechariah 9:4

Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

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הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אֲדֹנָי֙adonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyorishenahexpelיָרַשׁverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “expel”, an unfinished actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…וְהִכָּ֥הvehikahand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, a completed actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.בַיָּ֖םvayamin seaיָםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).חֵילָ֑הּcheylaharmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).וְהִ֖יאvehiand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בָּאֵ֥שׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.תֵּאָכֵֽלteakheleatאָכַלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her, and He will smite her power into the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, the Lord doth dispossess her, And He hath smitten in the sea her force, And she with fire is consumed.

World English Bible

Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.

Darby Translation

Behold, the Lord will take possession of her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the Lord shall possess her, and shall strike her strength in the sea, and she shall be devoured with fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her, and He will smite her power into the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And therefore the Lord will take them for a possession, and will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be consumed with fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διατοῦτο Κύριος κληρονομήσει αὐτοὺς, καὶ πατάξει εἰς θάλασσαν δύναμιν αὐτῆς, καὶ αὕτη ἐν πυρὶ καταναλωθήσεται.