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Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Therefore upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
the Lord Lord Noun H136 אֲדֹנָ֗י a·do·nai
Analysis:
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does not take pleasure rejoice, be glad Verb H8055 יִשְׂמַ֣ח yis·mach
in their young men, a young man Noun H970 בַּחוּרָ֜יו ba·chu·rav
Nor not Adverb H3808 לֹֽא־ lo-
does He have pity to love, have compassion Verb H7355 יְרַחֵ֔ם ye·ra·chem,
on their orphans an orphan Noun H3490 יְתֹמָ֤יו ye·to·mav
or their widows; a widow Noun H490 אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ al·me·no·tav
For every the whole, all Noun H3605 כֻלֹּו֙ chul·lov
one the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of them is godless profane, irreligious Adjective H2611 חָנֵ֣ף cha·nef
and an evildoer, to be evil, bad Verb H7489 וּמֵרַ֔ע u·me·ra,
And every the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
mouth mouth Noun H6310 פֶּ֖ה peh
is speaking to speak Verb H1696 דֹּבֵ֣ר do·ver
foolishness. senselessness, disgrace Noun H5039 נְבָלָ֑ה ne·va·lah;
In [spite of] all the whole, all Noun H3605    
this, "with me is God," an Isr. name H384    
His anger a nostril, nose, face, anger Noun H639 אַפֹּ֔ו ap·pov,
does not turn away to turn back, return Verb H7725 שָׁ֣ב shav
And His hand hand Noun H3027 יָדֹ֥ו ya·dov
is still a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 וְעֹ֖וד ve·'o·vd
stretched to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Verb H5186 נְטוּיָֽה׃ ne·tu·yah.
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Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
King James Bible Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure shall have no joy in their young men, Nor does He neither shall have pity mercy on their orphans or their widows; For fatherless and widows: for every one of them is godless an hypocrite and an evildoer, And and every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of speaketh folly. For all this, His this his anger does is not turn away And His turned away, but his hand is still stretched out.out still.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.