ISA 19:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Κύριος γὰρ ἐκέρασεν αὐτοῖς πνεῦμα πλανήσεως, καὶ ἐπλάνησαν Αἴγυπτον ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτῶν, ὡς πλανᾶται ὁ μεθύων, καὶ ὁ ἐμῶν ἅμα,
(Kurios gar ekerasen autois pneuma planaʸseōs, kai eplanaʸsan Aigupton en pasi tois ergois autōn, hōs planatai ho methuōn, kai ho emōn hama,)

BrTr For the Lord has prepared for them a spirit of error, and they have caused Egypt to err in all their works, as one staggers who is drunken and vomits also.

ULT Yahweh has mixed in its midst
⇔ a spirit of confusion,
⇔ and they have led Egypt astray in all of its doing,
⇔ like the staggering of a drunkard in his vomit.

UST Yahweh has confused the Egyptians
⇔ by making these leaders tell them to do the wrong things.
⇔ It is as if the Egyptians are stumbling about
⇔ the way a very drunk person vomits and then steps in his vomit.

BSB The LORD has poured into her
⇔ a spirit of confusion.
⇔ Egypt has been led astray in all she does,
⇔ as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE The LORD has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord has made them undiscerning;
⇔ they lead Egypt astray in all she does,
⇔ so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.

LSV YHWH has mingled in her midst
A spirit of perverseness,
And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work,
As a drunkard errs in his vomit.

FBV The Lord has mixed up a spirit of confusion for them to drink, making the Egyptians stagger around in everything they do, like a drunk slipping up on his own vomit.

T4T Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish,
⇔ with the result that in everything that they do, it is as though the people of Egypt stagger
⇔ like [SIM] a drunken person staggers and slips in his own vomit.

LEB • Yahweh has mixed a spirit of confusion into her midst,
• and they have caused Egypt to stagger in all of its doings,
• as when a drunkard staggers[fn] in his vomit.

19:1 Literally “the staggering of a drunkard”

BBE The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS The LORD hath mingled within her a spirit of dizziness; and they have caused Egypt to stagger in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

ASV Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

DRA The Lord hath mingled in the midst thereof the spirit of giddiness: and they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, as a drunken man staggereth and vomiteth.

YLT Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.

Drby Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst thereof; and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunkard staggereth in his vomit.

RV The LORD hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her: and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
(The LORD hath/has mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her: and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.)

SLT Jehovah mingled in the midst of her a spirit of perversities) and they caused Egypt to wander in all its works as the intoxicated wanders in his vomit.

Wbstr The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of it: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work of it, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

KJB-1769 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.[fn]
(The LORD hath/has mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.)

19.14 a perverse…: Heb. a spirit of perversities

KJB-1611 [fn]The LORD hath mingled a peruerse spirit in the midst thereof: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in euery worke thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

19:14 Heb. a spirit of peruersities.

Bshps In the middest of it hath the Lorde powred the spirite of wickednesse: and they haue deceaued Egypt in euery worke therof, euen as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite.
(In the midst of it hath/has the Lord poured the spirit of wickedness: and they have deceived Egypt in every work thereof, even as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite.)

Gnva The Lord hath mingled among them the spirite of errours: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in euery worke thereof, as a drunken man erreth in his vomite.
(The Lord hath/has mingled among them the spirit of errors: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man erreth/errs in his vomite.)

Cvdl For the LORDE hath made Egypte droncke with the sprete of erroure, and they shal vse it in all matters: eue like as a dronke ma goeth spewinge aboute.
(For the LORD hath/has made Egypt droncke with the spirit of error, and they shall use it in all matters: eve/even like as a dronke man goeth/goes spewinge about.)

Wycl The Lord meddlid a spirit of errour in the myddis therof; and thei maden Egipt for to erre in al his werk, as a drunkun man and spuynge errith.
(The Lord meddled a spirit of error in the midst thereof; and they made Egypt for to err in all his work, as a drunkun man and spuing erreth/errs.)

Luth Denn der HErr hat einen Schwindelgeist unter sie ausgegossen, daß sie Ägypten verführen in all ihrem Tun, wie ein Trunkenbold taumelt, wenn er speiet.
(Because the/of_the LORD has a vertigo under they/she/them poured_out, that they/she/them Egypt seduce in all their conduct/doing, as/like a drunkard staggers, when he vomit(v).)

ClVg Dominus miscuit in medio ejus spiritum vertiginis; et errare fecerunt Ægyptum in omni opere suo, sicut errat ebrius et vomens.[fn]
(Master mixed in/into/on in_the_middle his spirit turnedginis; and to_err they_did Egypt in/into/on all by_work his_own, like errat drunk and vomens.)

19.14 Ebrius et vomens. ID. Furore draconum, ut tandem post vomitum intelligant ebrietatem suam. Quandiu enim ebrii fuerint, nec principium habebunt, nec finem.

19.14 Ebrius and vomens. ID. Furore of_dragons, as tandem after vomit understand drunkenness his_own. Quandiu because drunk they_have_been, but_not principle they_will_have, but_not the_end.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְהוָ֛ה מָסַ֥ךְ בְּ⁠קִרְבָּ֖⁠הּ ר֣וּחַ עִוְעִ֑ים

YHWH mixed in,midst_of,its spirit_of confusion

Here Isaiah is speaking as if confusion were a drink that Yahweh has mixed in the midst of Egypt. He means that Yahweh has caused the Egyptians to become confused. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh has filled its midst with a spirit of confusion]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ר֣וּחַ עִוְעִ֑ים

spirit_of confusion

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of confusion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a confusing spirit]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠הִתָּע֥וֹת שִׁכּ֖וֹר בְּ⁠קִיאֽ⁠וֹ

as,is_made_to_stagger drunkard in,vomit_of,his

The point of this comparison is that just as a drunkard staggers about helplessly in his own vomit, so Egypt’s leaders cause the nation to stumble about in confusion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as a drunkard staggers helplessly in his vomit]

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