Zechariah 14:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וְחֵ֖רֶם לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־ע֑וֹד וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לָבֶֽטַח׃

Transliteration

And wəyāšəbû bāh wəḥērem lōʾ yihyeh-ʿôd wəyāšəbâ yərûšālaim lābeṭaḥ.

Grammar Details

*wəyāšəbû*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - and they will dwell
*bāh*: preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her/it
*wəḥērem*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun - and destruction/ban
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
*ʿôd*: adverb - again/anymore
*wəyāšəbâ*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she will dwell
*yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*lābeṭaḥ*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in security

Word Meanings

*wəyāšəbû*: they will dwell/live/inhabit
*wəḥērem*: destruction/ban/devoted thing for destruction
*yihyeh-ʿôd*: will be anymore/again/further
*wəyāšəbâ*: she will dwell/be inhabited/remain
*lābeṭaḥ*: in security/safely/confidently

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Referenced Verses

Rev 22:3 : 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jer 31:40 : 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Jer 33:15-16 : 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Ezek 34:22-29 : 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
Ezek 37:26 : 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Joel 3:17 : 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Joel 3:20 : 20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Amos 9:15 : 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
Zech 2:4 : 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Zech 8:4 : 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Zech 8:8 : 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
Rev 21:4 : 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Num 21:3 : 3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
Isa 26:1 : 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Isa 60:18 : 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Isa 66:22 : 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

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