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OEB Their inhabitants, impotent all,
⇔ are dismayed and confounded,
⇔ become like the grass of the field,
⇔ like the green tender grass;
⇔ they are like unto grass on the roofs
⇔ that the east wind has blasted.
WEBBE Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field, and like the green herb, like the grass on the housetops, and like a field before its crop has grown.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Their residents are powerless;
⇔ they are terrified and ashamed.
⇔ They are as short-lived as plants in the field
⇔ or green vegetation.
⇔ They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops
⇔ when it is scorched by the east wind.
LSV And their inhabitants are feeble-handed,
They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field,
And the greenness of the tender grass,
Grass of the roofs,
And blasted grain, before it has risen up.
FBV Their people, powerless, are terrified and humiliated. They're like plants in a field, like soft green shoots, like grass that sprouts on the rooftop—scorched before it can even grow.
T4T The people in those cities have no power,
⇔ and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged.
⇔ They are as frail as [MET] grass and plants in the fields,
⇔ as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses
⇔ and is scorched by the hot east wind.
LEB • are[fn] they are dismayed, and they are ashamed; • they have become like plants[fn] of the field, • and like greens of grass, • like grass on[fn] the roofs • and a cultivated field[fn] the standing grain.
BBE This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field, or a green plant; like the grass on the house-tops, which a cold wind makes waste.
Moff No Moff ISA book available
JPS Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of corn before it is grown up.
ASV Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of grain before it is grown up.
DRA The inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled, and were confounded: they became like the grass of the field, and the herb of the pasture, and like the grass of the housetops, which withered before it was ripe.
YLT And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.
Drby And their inhabitants were powerless, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were [as] the grass of the field and the green herb, [as] the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.
RV Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of corn before it be grown up.
Wbstr Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
KJB-1769 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.[fn]
KJB-1611 [fn]Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grasse of the field, and as the greene herbe, as the grasse on the house tops, and as corne blasted before it be growen vp.
(Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the greene herbe, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.)
Bshps For their inhabitours shalbe like lame men brought in feare and confounded: they shalbe lyke grasse and greene hearbes in the fielde, lyke the hay vpon house toppes, that wythereth before it be growen vp.
(For their inhabitours shall be like lame men brought in fear and confounded: they shall be like grass and greene hearbes in the field, like the hay upon house tops, that wythereth before it be grown up.)
Gnva Whose inhabitants haue small power, and are afrayd and confounded: they are like the grasse of the field and greene herbe, or grasse on the house tops, or corne blassed afore it be growen.
(Whose inhabitants have small power, and are afrayd and confounded: they are like the grass of the field and greene herbe, or grass on the house tops, or corn blassed afore it be growen. )
Cvdl For their inhabitours shalbe like lame men, brought in feare & confounded. They shalbe like the grasse & grene herbes in the felde, like the hay vpo house toppes, that wythereth, afore it be growne vp.
(For their inhabitours shall be like lame men, brought in fear and confounded. They shall be like the grass and grene herbs in the field, like the hay upo house tops, that wythereth, afore it be grown up.)
Wycl The dwelleris of tho citees trembliden togidere with hond maad schort, and ben aschamed; thei ben maad as hei of the feeld, and the gras of lesewe, and as erbe of roouys, that driede vp bifore that it wexide ripe.
(The dwellers of those cities trembliden together with hand made schort, and been aschamed; they been made as hei of the field, and the gras of lesewe, and as erbe of roouys, that driede up before that it wexide ripe.)
Luth und ihre Einwohner geschwächt und zaghaft werden und mit Schanden bestehen und werden zu Feldgras und zu grünem Kraut, als Heu auf den Dächern, welches dorret, ehe denn es reif wird?
(and their/her Einwohner geschwächt and zaghaft become and with Schanden bestehen and become to Feldgras and to grünem Kraut, als Heu on the Dächern, which dorret, before because it reif wird?)
ClVg Habitatores earum breviata manu contremuerunt, et confusi sunt. Facti sunt sicut fœnum agri, et gramen pascuæ, et herba tectorum, quæ exaruit antequam maturesceret.
(Habitatores of_them breviata by_hand contremuerunt, and confusi are. Facti are like fœnum agri, and gramen pascuæ, and herba tectorum, which exaruit before maturesceret. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
(Occurrence 0) of little strength
(Some words not found in UHB: and,inhabitants,their shorn strength dismayed and,ashamed they_were plant field and,tender vegetation grass housetops and,blighted to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before grown )
Alternate translation: “who are weak”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) shattered
(Some words not found in UHB: and,inhabitants,their shorn strength dismayed and,ashamed they_were plant field and,tender vegetation grass housetops and,blighted to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before grown )
broken into small pieces. This is a metaphor for being greatly discouraged.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) They are plants in the field, green grass, the grass on the roof or in the field, before the east wind
(Some words not found in UHB: and,inhabitants,their shorn strength dismayed and,ashamed they_were plant field and,tender vegetation grass housetops and,blighted to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before grown )
This speaks of how weak and vulnerable the cities are before the Assryian army by comparing the cities to grass. Alternate translation: “The cities are as weak as the grass in the fields before your armies. They are as weak as the grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind”
(Occurrence 0) before the east wind
(Some words not found in UHB: and,inhabitants,their shorn strength dismayed and,ashamed they_were plant field and,tender vegetation grass housetops and,blighted to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before grown )
The east wind is hot and dry from the desert and plants die when it blows.
