ISA 19:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἔσονται πέντε πόλεις ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ λαλοῦσαι τῇ γλώσσῃ τῇ Χαναανίτιδι, καὶ ὀμνῦντες τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου σαβαώθ· πόλις ἀσεδὲκ κληθήσεται ἡ μία πόλις.
(Taʸ haʸmera ekeinaʸ esontai pente poleis en Aiguptōi lalousai taʸ glōssaʸ taʸ Ⱪanaʼanitidi, kai omnuntes tōi onomati Kuriou sabaōth; polis asedek klaʸthaʸsetai haʸ mia polis. )

BrTr In that day there shall be five cities in Egypt speaking the language of Chanaan, and swearing by the name of the Lord of hosts; one city shall be called the [fn]city of Asedec.

ULT On that day will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing to Yahweh of hosts. One will be called The City of the Sun.

UST At that time, people in five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will learn to speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called “City of the Sun.”

BSB § In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.[fn]

19:18 Some MT manuscripts, DSS, and Vulgate; most MT manuscripts City of Destruction

OEB In that day there will be in the land of Egypt five cities speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing allegiance to the Lord of Hosts; and one of them will be called the City of the Sun.

WEBBE In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of Armies. One will be called “The city of destruction.”

WMBB In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of Hosts. One will be called “The city of destruction.”

NET At that time five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun.

LSV In that day there are five cities in the land of Egypt,
Speaking the lip of Canaan,
And swearing to YHWH of Hosts,
“The city of destruction,” is said of one.

FBV At that time there will be five cities in Egypt that speak the language of Canaan[fn] and who have sworn to worship the Lord Almighty. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.[fn]

19:18 In other words, Hebrew.

19:18 “City of the Sun”: or as it is called today, using the Greek equivalent, “Heliopolis.” This reading is found in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in one version of the Septuagint etc. The current Hebrew text reads “City of Destruction” which may be related to the destruction of sun worship in the city.

T4T At that time, people in five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will learn to speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.

LEB • there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the[fn] of Canaan • and swear an oath to Yahweh of hosts. • One will be called “City of the Sun.”

19:1 Literally “lip”

BBE In that day there will be five towns in the land of Egypt using the language of Canaan, and making oaths to the Lord of armies; and one of them will be named, The Town of the Sun.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

ASV In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

DRA In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt, speaking the language of Chanaan, and swearing by the Lord of hosts: one shall be called the city of the sun.

YLT In that day there are five cities in the land of Egypt, Speaking the lip of Canaan, And swearing to Jehovah of Hosts, 'The city of destruction,' is said of one.

Drby In that day shall there be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing by Jehovah of hosts: one shall be called, The city of Heres.

RV In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

Wbstr In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

KJB-1769 ¶ In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.[fn][fn]

19.18 the language: Heb. the lip

19.18 of destruction: or, of Heres, or, of the sun

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]In that day shall fiue cities in the land of Egypt speake the language of Canaan, and sweare to the LORD of hostes: one shalbe called the citie of destruction.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

19:18 Heb. the lippe.

19:18 Or, of Heres: or of the Sunne.

Bshps In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Chanaan, and sweare by the Lorde of hoastes: the citie of desolation shalbe called one of them.
(In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Chanaan, and swear by the Lord of hosts: the city of desolation shall be called one of them.)

Gnva In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Canaan, and shall sweare by the Lord of hostes. one shall be called the citie of destruction.
(In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and shall swear by the Lord of hosts. one shall be called the city of destruction. )

Cvdl Then shal the fyue cities of Egipte speake with the Canaanites tunge, ande sweare by the LORDE of hoostes, & Heliopolis shalbe one of them.
(Then shall the five cities of Egypt speak with the Canaanites tunge, ande swear by the LORD of hoostes, and Heliopolis shall be one of them.)

Wycl In that dai fyue citees schulen be in the lond of Egipt, and schulen speke with the tunge of Canaan, and schulen swere bi the Lord of oostis; the citee of the sunne schal be clepid oon.
(In that day five cities should be in the land of Egypt, and should speak with the tunge of Canaan, and should swear by the Lord of hosts; the city of the sun shall be called one.)

Luth Zu der Zeit werden fünf Städte in Ägyptenland reden nach der Sprache Kanaans und schwören bei dem HErr’s Zebaoth. Eine wird heißen Irheres.
(Zu the/of_the time become five cities in Egyptland reden after the/of_the Sprache Kanaans and schwören at to_him LORD’s Zebaoth. Eine becomes heißen Irheres.)

ClVg In die illa erunt quinque civitates in terra Ægypti loquentes lingua Chanaan, et jurantes per Dominum exercituum: Civitas solis vocabitur una.[fn]
(In day that erunt quinque civitates in earth/land Ægypti loquentes lingua Chanaan, and yurantes through Dominum exercituum: Civitas solis vocabitur una. )

19.18 Quinque civitates. Quidam quinque libros Moysi intelligunt, etc., usque ad quia de vitiis ad virtutes commutantur. Lingua Chananæa. Quæritur cur non lingua Hebræa, etc., usque ad et qui tactu immundo delectantur.

19.18 Quinque civitates. Quidam quinque libros of_Moses intelligunt, etc., until to because about vitiis to virtutes commutantur. Lingua Chananæa. Quæritur cur not/no lingua Hebræa, etc., until to and who tactu immundo delectantur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak

(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=day (the)=that there_~_be five cities in=land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) speak language_of Kanaan and,swear_allegiance to/for=YHWH armies/angels (a)_city the,Destruction called of,one )

This refers to the people of those cities. Alternate translation: “the people in five Egyptian cities will speak”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the language of Canaan

This refers to Hebrew, the language of the people of God living in the land of Canaan. Here Canaan represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “the language of the people of Canaan”

(Occurrence 0) swear allegiance

Alternate translation: “promise to be loyal”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) One of these will be called

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. “People will call one of these cities”

Note 4 topic: translate-textvariants

(Occurrence 0) called The City of the Sun

It is not clear whether the Hebrew word translated “Sun” here means “sun” or “destruction.” It is also not clear what the name tells us about the city. Alternate translation: “the city called Sun City” or “the city called Destruction City”

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