Jeremiah 23:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thereforeלָכֵן֩
(la·chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
their wayדַרְכָּ֜ם
(dar·kam)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
will be like slippery pathsכַּחֲלַקְלַקֹּות֙
(ka·cha·lak·lak·ko·vt)
2519: smoothnessby redupl. from chalaq
to them, They will be driven 
 
1761b:  another reading for dachah, q.v
awayיִדַּ֖חוּ
(yid·da·chu)
1760: to push, thrusta prim. root
into the gloomבָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔ה
(ba·'a·fe·lah,)
653: darkness, gloominess, calamityfrom the same as ophel
and fall downוְנָ֣פְלוּ
(ve·na·fe·lu)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
in it; For I will bringאָבִ֨יא
(a·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
calamity 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
upon them, The yearשְׁנַ֥ת
(she·nat)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of their punishment,"פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם
(pe·kud·da·tam)
6486: oversight, mustering, visitation, storefrom paqad
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD. 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore their way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
shall be unto them as slippery
chalaqlaqqah  (khal-ak-lak-kaw')
something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment -- flattery, slippery.
ways in the darkness
'aphelah  (af-ay-law')
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment -- dark, darkness, gloominess, thick.
they shall be driven on
dachah  (daw-khaw')
to push down -- chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, sore, thrust, totter.
and fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
therein for I will bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
upon them even the year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of their visitation
pquddah  (pek-ood-daw')
visitation (in many senses, chiefly official) -- account, (that have the) charge, custody, that which...laid up, numbers, office(-r), ordering, oversight, + prison, reckoning, visitation.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring calamity upon them, The year of their punishment," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, their way will be to them like slippery paths in the gloom. They will be driven away and fall down there, for I will bring disaster on them, the year of their punishment. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
Therefore their way will be slippery. They'll be driven out into the darkness, where they'll fall. For I'll bring disaster on them, the year of their judgment," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them." The LORD affirms it!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"That is why their own way will become like slippery paths in the dark. They will be chased away, and they will fall down in the dark. I will bring disaster on them. It is time for them to be punished," declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall in it: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their punishment, says the LORD.
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