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Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Therefore after that Adjective H3651 לָ֠כֵן la·chen
Forasmuch because Prepostion H3282 יַ֣עַן ya·'an
therefore as your treading tread Verb H1318 בֹּושַׁסְכֶ֞ם bo·v·shas·chem
[is] upon the poor lean Adjective H1800 דָּ֗ל dal
and ye take accept Verb H3947 תִּקְח֣וּ tik·chu
from him burdens burden Noun H4864 וּמַשְׂאַת־ u·mas·'at-
of wheat corn Noun H1250 בַּר֙ bar
ye have built build Verb H1129 בְּנִיתֶ֖ם be·ni·tem
houses court Noun H1004 בָּתֵּ֥י bat·tei
of hewn stone hewed Noun H1496 גָזִ֛ית ga·zit
but ye shall not dwell abide Verb H3427 תֵ֣שְׁבוּ te·she·vu
in them ye have planted fastened Verb H5193 נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם ne·ta'·tem,
pleasant desirable Noun H2531 חֶ֣מֶד che·med
vineyards vines Noun H3754 כַּרְמֵי־ kar·mei-
but ye shall not drink assuredly Verb H8354 תִשְׁתּ֖וּ tish·tu
wine banqueting Noun H3196 יֵינָֽם׃ yei·nam.

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King James Bible Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Hebrew Greek English Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor, and ye take poor And exact a tribute of grain from him burdens of wheat: ye them, Though you have built houses of hewn well-hewn stone, but ye shall Yet you will not dwell live in them; ye You have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall yet you will not drink wine of them.their wine.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor, and ye take poor And exact a tribute of grain from him burdens of wheat: ye them, Though you have built houses of hewn well-hewn stone, but ye shall Yet you will not dwell live in them; ye You have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall yet you will not drink wine of them.their wine.