ISA 21:2 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX τὸ ὅραμα, καὶ σκληρὸν ἀνηγγέλη μοι· ὁ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ, ὁ ἀνομῶν ἀνομεῖ· ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ οἱ Ἐλαμῖται, καὶ οἱ πρέσβεις τῶν Περσῶν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἔρχονται· νῦν στενάξω καὶ παρακαλέσω ἐμαυτόν.
(to horama, kai sklaʸron anaʸngelaʸ moi; ho athetōn athetei, ho anomōn anomei; epʼ emoi hoi Elamitai, kai hoi presbeis tōn Persōn epʼ eme erⱪontai; nun stenaxō kai parakalesō emauton. )

BrTr so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.

ULT ⇔ A difficult vision has been given to me:
⇔ The deceitful deceive and the destroyer destroys.
⇔ Go up, Elam; besiege, Media;
⇔ I shall stop all her groaning.

UST Yahweh showed me a terrifying vision:
⇔ In the vision I saw an army
⇔ that will betray people and steal their possessions after they conquer them.
⇔ Yahweh said, “You armies from Elam and Media, surround Babylon and prepare to attack it!
⇔ I will cause the groaning and suffering that Babylon caused to cease!”

BSB A dire vision is declared to me:
⇔ “The traitor still betrays,
⇔ and the destroyer still destroys.
⇔ Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media!
⇔ I will put an end to all her groaning.”

OEB A vision full stern
⇔ has been told unto me:
⇔ the robber still robs,
⇔ the spoiler still spoils.
⇔ ‘Go up, O Elam;
⇔ O media, lay siege:
⇔ all the sighs of the crushed
⇔ have I brought to an end.’

WEBBE A grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media’s sighing.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I have received a distressing message:
⇔ “The deceiver deceives,
⇔ the destroyer destroys.
⇔ Attack, you Elamites!
⇔ Lay siege, you Medes!
⇔ I will put an end to all the groaning!”

LSV A hard vision has been declared to me,
The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously,
And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media,
I have caused all its sighing to cease.

FBV a horrifying vision that has been explained to me. The betrayer still betrays; the destroyer still destroys. Elamites and Medes, go ahead, attack and lay siege to Babylon,[fn] for I'm putting a stop to all the pain it has caused.[fn]

21:2 “Babylon”: supplied for clarity.

21:2 “All the pain it has caused”: literally, “all its sighing.”

T4T ⇔ Yahweh showed me a terrifying vision.
⇔ In the vision I saw an army
⇔ that will betray/deceive people and steal their possessions after they conquer them.
⇔ Yahweh said, “You armies from Elam and Media, surround Babylon and prepare to attack it!
⇔ I will cause the groaning and suffering that Babylon caused to cease!”

LEB • A hard revelation is told to me;the treacherous deals treacherously, • and the destroyer destroys. • Go up, Elam; • lay siege, Media!
¶ I put an end to all of her sighing.

BBE A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS A grievous vision is declared unto me: 'The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam! besiege, O Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.'

ASV A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

DRA A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.

YLT A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.

Drby A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

RV A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Wbstr A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler plundereth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all her sighing have I made to cease.

KJB-1769 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.[fn]
(A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoilr spoilth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. )

21.2 grievous: Heb. hard

KJB-1611 [fn]A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

21:2 Heb. hard.

Bshps A greeuous vision was shewed vnto me: let one deceiptfull offendour come agaynst another, and one destroyer agaynst another: Up Elam, lay siege thou of Media, all their gronyng haue I layde downe.
(A grievous vision was showed unto me: let one deceiptfull offendour come against another, and one destroyer against another: Up Elam, lay siege thou/you of Media, all their gronyng have I laid down.)

Gnva A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam, besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning thereof to cease.
(A grievous vision was showed unto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Go up Elam, besiege Media: I have caused all the mourning thereof to cease. )

Cvdl Who so maye disceaue (sayde the voyce) let him disceaue: Who so maye distroye, let him distroye. Vp Elam, besege it o Madai, for I will still all their gronynges.
(Who so may deceive (sayde the voice) let him deceive: Who so may distroye, let him distroye. Vp Elam, besege it o Madai, for I will still all their gronynges.)

Wycl An hard reuelacioun is teld to me; he that is vnfeithful, doith vnfeithfuli; and he that is a distriere, distrieth. Thou Helam, stie, and thou, Meda, biseche; Y made al the weilyng therof for to ceesse.
(An hard revelation is teld to me; he that is unfaithful, doith unfaithfuli; and he that is a distriere, distrieth. Thou Helam, stie, and thou/you, Meda, biseche; I made all the weilyng thereof for to ceesse.)

Luth Denn mir ist ein hart Gesicht angezeigt. Ein Verächter kommt wider den andern, ein Verstörer wider den andern. Zeuch herauf, Elam; belege sie, Madai! Ich will all seines Seufzens ein Ende machen.
(Because to_me is a hart vision/face angezeigt. A Verächter comes against the andern, a Verstörer against the andern. Zeuch herauf, Elam; belege sie, Madai! I will all seines Seufzens a Ende make.)

ClVg Visio dura nuntiata est mihi: qui incredulus est infideliter agit; et qui depopulator est vastat. Ascende, Ælam; obside, Mede; omnem gemitum ejus cessare feci.[fn]
(Visio dura nuntiata it_is mihi: who incredulus it_is infideliter agit; and who depopulator it_is vastat. Ascende, Ælam; obside, Mede; omnem gemitum his cessare feci. )

21.2 Qui incredulus. Generalis sententia, quasi culpa singulorum est quod in tempestate opprimuntur. Ascende Ælam. LXX: Ælamitæ et legati Persarum. Ælamitæ, despicientes. Ascende, quasi diceret: O Persæ et Medi, nolite timere, equos ascendite, Babylonem obsidete. Ascende. Dei fortitudine confisus, audacter, contra adversarios loquitur. Omnem gemitum. Quo te et alias gentes gemere faciebat; vel, ut nullus jam gemat pressus potentia Babylonis; vel, tantis malis sit afflicta, ut contra te gemere non audeat.

21.2 Who incredulus. Generalis sententia, as_if culpa singulorum it_is that in tempestate opprimuntur. Ascende Ælam. LXX: Ælamitæ and legati Persarum. Ælamitæ, despicientes. Ascende, as_if diceret: O Persæ and Medi, nolite timere, ewhich went_upe, Babylonem obsidete. Ascende. of_God fortitudine confisus, audacter, on_the_contrary adversarios loquitur. Omnem gemitum. Quo you(sg) and alias gentes gemere faciebat; vel, as nullus yam gemat pressus potentia Babylonis; vel, tantis malis let_it_be afflicta, as on_the_contrary you(sg) gemere not/no audeat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) A distressing vision has been given to me