H9004–/כ–k

As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

כָּעֵ֣ת (כָּ) ka. “like the”

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As `men' rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

כְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת (כְּ) ke. “like”כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as `in' the day of Midian.

כְּי֥וֹם (כְּ) ke. “like”

For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

כָאֵשׁ֙ (כָ) kha. “like <the>”

In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,

כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת (כְּ) ke. “like”

Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

כְּחֹ֥מֶר (כְּ) ke. “like”

Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?

כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ (כְּ) ke. “like”כְאַרְפַּד֙ (כְ) khe. “like”כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק (כְ) khe. “like”

As my hand hath got to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their graven images, `Greater' than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ (כַּ) ka. “just”

Do I not -- as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

For he hath said, `By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,

כַּאבִּ֖יר (כַּ) ka. “like”

And my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I -- I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'

כַקֵּ֤ן׀ (כַ) kha. “like <the>”וְכֶאֱסֹף֙ (כֶ) khe. “as”

-- Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

כְּהָנִ֥יף (כְּ) ke. “as”כְּהָרִ֥ים (כְּ) ke. “as”

Therefore doth the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness, And under his honour He kindleth a burning As the burning of a fire.

כִּיק֥וֹד (כִּ) ki. “like”

And the honour of his forest, and his fruitful field, From soul even unto flesh He doth consume, And it hath been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.

כִּמְסֹ֥ס (כִּ) ki “as”

For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant doth return of it, A consumption determined, Overflowing `with' righteousness.

כְּח֣וֹל (כְּ) ke. “like”

And awaking for him is Jehovah of Hosts, A scourge like the smiting of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod `is' over the sea, And he hath lifted it in the way of Egypt.

כְּמַכַּ֥ת (כְּ) ke. “like”

And cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.

כַּבָּקָ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “like the”

Evil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.

כַּמַּ֖יִם (כַּ) ka. “like the”

And there hath been a highway, For the remnant of His people that is left, from Asshur, As there was for Israel in the day of his coming up out of the land of Egypt!

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Howl ye, for near `is' the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.

כְּשֹׁ֖ד (כְּ) ke. “like”

And they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames -- their faces!

כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה (כַּ) ka “like <the>”

And it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each unto his land -- they flee.

כִּצְבִ֣י (כִּ) ki “like”וּכְצֹ֖אן (כְ) khe. “like”

And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellency of the Chaldeans, Hath been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.

כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת (כְּ) ke. “like”

He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.

כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “like <the>”

And -- thou hast been cast out of thy grave, As an abominable branch, raiment of the slain, Thrust through ones of the sword, Going down unto the sons of the pit, As a carcase trodden down.

כְּנֵ֣צֶר (כְּ) ke. “like”כְּפֶ֥גֶר (כְּ) ke. “like”