Lexicon :: Strong's H6486 - pᵊqudâ

“The responsibility of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is the oil for the light, the [fn]fragrant incense, the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness;

And Your providence (divine care, supervision) has preserved my spirit.

Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment,

And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away?

To whom will you flee for help?

And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]?

Therefore the abundance which they have acquired and stored away

They carry off over the Brook of the Willows.

“Instead of bronze I will bring gold,

And instead of iron I will bring silver,

And instead of wood, bronze,

And instead of stones, iron.

And [instead of the tyranny of the present] I will appoint peace as your officers,

And righteousness your rulers.

“Were they ashamed because of the extremely disgusting and shamefully vile things they had done?

They were not at all ashamed,

And they did not know how to blush.

Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall;

At the time of their punishment they shall be overthrown,”

Says the LORD.

They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery;

In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].

“Therefore their way will be to them like slippery paths

In the dark; they will be pushed and fall into them;

For I will bring disaster on them,

In the year of their punishment,” says the LORD.

“Also her mercenaries in her army

Are like fattened calves,

For they too have turned back and have fled together;

They did not stand [their ground],

Because the day of their disaster has come upon them,

The time of their punishment.

“The one who flees from the terror

Will fall into the pit,

And the one who gets up out of the pit

Will be taken and caught in the trap;

For I shall bring upon it, even upon Moab,

The year of their punishment,” says the LORD.

Kill all her young bulls [her strength—her young men];

Let them go down to the slaughter!

Woe (judgment is coming) to the Chaldeans, for their day has come,

The time of their punishment.

They are worthless (empty, false, futile), a work of delusion and worthy of derision;

In the time of their inspection and punishment they will perish.

Then [in my vision] I heard Him cry out with a thunderous voice, saying, “Approach now, executioners of the city, each with his weapon of destruction in his hand.”

The days of punishment have come;

The days of retribution are at hand;

Let Israel know this!

The prophet is [considered] a fool;

The man [of God] who is inspired is [treated as if] demented,

Because of the abundance of your wickedness and guilt,

And because your deep antagonism [toward God and the prophets] is so great.

The best of them is [injurious] like a briar;

The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge.

The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets]

And your punishment comes;

Now shall be their confusion.