Lexicon :: Strong's G1581 - ekkoptō

“If ^H3588 you besiege ^H6696 a city ^H5892 for many ^H7227 days ^H3117, to make ^H3898 war ^H3898 against ^H5921 it in order to capture ^H8610 it, you shall not destroy ^H7843 its trees ^H6086 by swinging ^H5080 an axe ^H1631 against ^H5921 them; for you may eat ^H398 from them, and you shall not cut ^H3772 them down ^H3772. [fn]For is the tree ^H6086 of the field ^H7704 a man ^H120, that it should [fn]be besieged ^H4692 by you?

Now it happened ^H1961 on the same ^H1931 night ^H3915 that Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to him, “Take ^H3947 your father’s ^H1 bull ^H6499 [fn]and a second ^H8145 bull ^H6499 seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 old, and pull ^H2040 down ^H2040 the altar ^H4196 of Baal ^H1168 which ^H834 belongs to your father ^H1, and cut ^H3772 down ^H3772 the [fn]Asherah ^H842 that is beside ^H5921 it,

Then the men ^H376 of the city ^H5892 arose ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242, and behold ^H2009, the altar ^H4196 of Baal ^H1168 was torn ^H5422 down ^H5422, and the Asherah ^H842 which ^H834 was beside ^H5921 it was cut ^H3772 down ^H3772, and the second ^H8145 bull ^H6499 was offered ^H5927 on the altar ^H4196 which had been built ^H1129.

Now when all ^H3605 this ^H2088 was completed ^H3615, all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 who were ^H4672 present ^H4672 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063, shattered ^H7665 the pillars ^H4676, cut ^H1438 the [fn]Asherim ^H842 in ^H1438 pieces ^H1438, and tore ^H5422 down ^H5422 the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 and the altars ^H4196 throughout ^H4480 all ^H3605 Judah ^H3063 and Benjamin ^H1144, as well as in Ephraim ^H669 and Manasseh ^H4519, until ^H5704 the destruction was completed ^H3615. Then all ^H3605 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 returned ^H7725 to their cities ^H5892, each ^H376 to his possession ^H272.

“For there ^H3426 is ^H3426 hope ^H8615 for a tree ^H6086,

When ^H518 it is cut ^H3772 down ^H3772, that it will change ^H2498 back sprouting again ^H5750,

And its shoots ^H3127 will not cease ^H2308.

“He breaks ^H5422 me down ^H5422 on every ^H5439 side ^H5439, and I am gone ^H1980;

And He has uprooted ^H5265 my hope ^H8615 like a tree ^H6086.

And now ^H6258 its carved ^H6603 work ^H6603 altogether ^H3162

They smash ^H1986 with hatchet ^H3781 and [fn]hammers ^H3597.

The eye ^H5869 that mocks ^H3932 a father ^H1

And despises ^H936 obedience ^H3349 to a mother ^H517,

The ravens ^H6158 of the valley ^H5158 will pick ^H5365 it out ^H5365,

And the young ^H1121 eagles ^H5404 will eat ^H398 it.

“The bricks ^H3843 have fallen ^H5307 down ^H5307,

But we will rebuild ^H1129 with cut ^H1496 stones ^H1496;

The sycamores ^H8256 have been cut ^H1438 in ^H1438 pieces ^H1438,

But we will replace ^H2498 them with cedars ^H730.”

Therefore ^H3651 through this ^H2088, Jacob’s ^H3290 iniquity ^H5771 will be atoned ^H3722 for;

And this ^H2088 will be the whole ^H3605 fruit ^H6529 of the turning ^H5493 away ^H5493 of his sin ^H2403:

When he makes ^H7760 all ^H3605 the altar ^H4196 stones ^H68 like pulverized ^H5310 chalk ^H1615 stones ^H68,

When [fn]Asherim ^H842 and incense ^H2553 altars ^H2553 will not stand ^H6965.

For thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635,

“Cut ^H3772 down ^H3772 her trees ^H6097

And cast ^H8210 up ^H8210 a siege ^H5550 against ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389.

This ^H1931 is the city ^H5892 to be punished ^H6485,

In whose midst ^H7130 there is only ^H3605 oppression ^H6233.

For the statutes ^H2708 of the peoples ^H5971 are vanity ^H1892

Because ^H3588 it is wood ^H6086 cut ^H3772 from the forest ^H3293,

The work ^H4639 of the hands ^H3027 of a craftsman ^H2796 with a cutting ^H4621 tool ^H4621.

“For I will set ^H6942 apart ^H6942 destroyers ^H7843 against ^H5921 you,

Each ^H376 with his weapons ^H3627;

And they will cut ^H3772 down ^H3772 your choicest ^H4005 cedars ^H730

And throw ^H5307 them on the fire ^H784.

“They have cut ^H3772 down ^H3772 her forest ^H3293,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068;

“Surely ^H3588 it will no ^H3808 longer be searched ^H2713 out ^H2713,

Even though ^H3588 [fn]they are ^H7231 now more ^H4480 numerous ^H7231 than ^H4480 locusts ^H697

And are without ^H369 number ^H4557.

‘He called ^H7123 out loudly ^H2429 and said ^H560 thus ^H3652:

“Chop ^H1414 down ^H1414 the tree ^H363 and cut ^H7113 off ^H7113 its branches ^H6056,

Strip ^H5426 off ^H5426 its foliage ^H6074 and scatter ^H921 its fruit ^H4;

Let the beasts ^H2423 flee ^H5111 from under ^H8460 it

And the birds ^H6853 from its branches ^H6056.

“And I will uproot ^H5428 your [fn]Asherim ^H842 from among ^H7130 you

And [fn]eradicate ^H8045 your cities ^H5892.