Lexicon :: Strong's H1792 - dāḵā'

‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,

Whose foundations are in the dust,

Who are crushed like a moth.

“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],

They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,

And there is no [fn]one to rescue them.

“I wish that it would please God to crush me,

That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.

“How long will you torment and exasperate me

And crush me with words?

“You have sent widows away empty-handed,

And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.

“Therefore He knows of their works,

And He overthrows them in the night,

So that they are crushed and destroyed.

May he bring justice to the poor among the people,

Save the children of the needy

And crush the oppressor,

You have crushed Rahab (Egypt) like one who is slain;

You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

They crush Your people, O LORD,

And afflict and abuse Your heritage.

For the enemy has persecuted me,

He has crushed my life down to the ground;

He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],

Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

“What do you mean by crushing My people

And grinding the face of the poor?”

Declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

[Those who are] the pillars and foundations of Egypt will be crushed;

And all those who work for wages will be grieved in soul.

But He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing];

The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him,

And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.

Yet the LORD was [fn]willing

To crush Him, [fn]causing Him to suffer;

If [fn]He would give Himself as a guilt offering [an atonement for sin],

He shall see His [spiritual] offspring,

He shall prolong His days,

And the will (good pleasure) of the LORD shall succeed and prosper in His hand.

For the high and exalted One

He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,

“I dwell on the high and holy place,

But also with the [fn]contrite and humble in spirit

In order to revive the spirit of the humble

And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].

To trample and crush under His feet

All the prisoners of the land,