ISA 40:24 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οὐ γὰρ μὴ φυτεύσωσιν, οὐδὲ μὴ σπείρωσιν, οὐδὲ μὴ ῥιζωθῇ εἰς τὴν γῆν ἡ ῥίζα αὐτῶν· ἔπνευσεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐξηράνθησαν, καὶ καταιγὶς ὡς φρύγανα λήψεται αὐτούς.
(Ou gar maʸ futeusōsin, oude maʸ speirōsin, oude maʸ ɽizōthaʸ eis taʸn gaʸn haʸ ɽiza autōn; epneusen epʼ autous, kai exaʸranthaʸsan, kai kataigis hōs frugana laʸpsetai autous. )

BrTr For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.

ULT Indeed, they are hardly planted, yes, hardly sown.
⇔ Indeed, their stem has hardly taken root in the earth,
⇔ but he also blows upon them and they wither,
⇔ and the wind carries them away like straw.

UST They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots;
⇔ but then he gets rid of them
⇔ as though they withered when he blew on them,
⇔ like chaff that is blown away by the wind.

BSB No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown,
⇔ no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground,
⇔ than He blows on them and they wither,
⇔ and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.

OEB Scarce are they planted, and scarce are they sown,
⇔ and scarce has their stock then root in the earth,
⇔ when he blows upon them, and so they wither:
⇔ the whirlwind bears them away like chaff.

WEBBE They are planted scarcely.
⇔ They are sown scarcely.
⇔ Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground.
⇔ He merely blows on them, and they wither,
⇔ and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Indeed, they are barely planted;
⇔ yes, they are barely sown;
⇔ yes, they barely take root in the earth,
⇔ and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up,
⇔ and the wind carries them away like straw.

LSV Indeed, they have not been planted,
Indeed, they have not been sown,
Indeed, their stock is not taking root in the earth,
And He has also blown on them, and they wither,
And a whirlwind takes them away as stubble.

FBV In fact they are hardly even planted, hardly even sown, hardly even taken root, when he blows on them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.

T4T They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots;
⇔ but then he gets rid of them
⇔ as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them,
⇔ like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.

LEB • are they sown; indeed, hardly has their shoot taken root in the earth • when[fn] he blows on them and they wither, • and the tempest carries them like stubble.

40:2 Or “also”

BBE They have only now been planted, and their seed put into the earth, and they have only now taken root, when he sends out his breath over them and they become dry, and the storm-wind takes them away like dry grass.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Scarce are they planted, scarce are they sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; when He bloweth upon them, they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

ASV Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

DRA And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

YLT Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away.

Drby Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

RV Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

Wbstr Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

KJB-1769 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

KJB-1611 Yea they shal not be planted, yea they shall not be sowen, yea their stocke shall not take roote in the earth: and he shall also blow vpon them, & they shall wither, and the whirlewinde shall take them away as stubble.
(Yea they shall not be planted, yea they shall not be sowen, yea their stocke shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwinde shall take them away as stubble.)

Bshps So that of them it may be sayde, they be not planted nor sowne agayne, neither their stocke rooted agayne in the earth: for assoone as he bloweth vpon them, they wither and fade away lyke the strawe in a whirle winde.
(So that of them it may be said, they be not planted nor sowne again, neither their stocke rooted again in the earth: for as soon as he bloweth upon them, they wither and fade away like the strawe in a whirle wind.)

Gnva As though they were not plated, as though they were not sowen, as though their stocke tooke no roote in the earth: for he did euen blow vpon them, and they withered, and the whirlewinde will take them away as stubble.
(As though they were not plated, as though they were not sowen, as though their stocke took no root in the earth: for he did even blow upon them, and they withered, and the whirlwinde will take them away as stubble. )

Cvdl so that they be not planted nor sowen agayne, nether their stocke rooted agayne in the earth? For as soone as he bloweth vpon them, they wither & fade awaye, like the strawe in a whirle wynde.
(so that they be not planted nor sown again, neither their stocke rooted again in the earth? For as soon as he bloweth upon them, they wither and fade away, like the strawe in a whirle wynde.)

Wycl And sotheli whanne the stok of hem is nether plauntid, nether is sowun, nether is rootid in erthe, he bleew sudenli on hem, and thei drieden vp, and a whirle wynd schal take hem awei as stobil.
(And truly when the stok of them is neither plauntid, neither is sowun, neither is rootid in earth, he bleew sudenli on them, and they drieden up, and a whirle wind shall take them away as stobil.)

Luth als hätte ihr Stamm weder Pflanzen noch Samen noch Wurzel in der Erde, daß sie, wo ein Wind unter sie wehet, verdorren, und sie ein Windwirbel wie Stoppeln wegführet.
(als would_have you/their/her tribe weder Pflanzen still seed/seeds still root in the/of_the earth, that sie, where a wind under they/she/them wehet, verdorren, and they/she/them a Windwirbel like Stoppeln wegführet.)

ClVg Et quidem neque plantatus, neque satus, neque radicatus in terra truncus eorum; repente flavit in eos, et aruerunt, et turbo quasi stipulam auferet eos.
(And indeed nor plantatus, nor satus, nor ralet_him_sayus in earth/land truncus their; repente flavit in them, and aruerunt, and turbo as_if stipulam auferet them. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) They are barely planted … and they wither

(Some words not found in UHB: also/though hardly planted also/though hardly sown also/though hardly taken_root on_the=earth stem,their and=also blows (is)_in=them and,wither and,tempest like_the,stubble carries_~_away,them )

The prophet speaks of rulers being helpless before Yahweh as if they were new plants that wither away when a hot wind blows on them.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) They are barely planted, barely sown

These two phrases mean basically the same thing and refer to the point at which the plants or seeds are placed into the ground. They can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “As soon as someone plants them … as soon as someone sows them” (See also: figs-activepassive)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) he blows upon them

The prophet speaks of Yahweh removing the rulers from power as if Yahweh were a scorching wind that blows upon the plants and causes them to wither.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) the wind carries them away like straw

This simile extends the metaphor of the rulers as plants and Yahweh as the wind that causes them to wither. The wind of Yahweh’s judgement will remove the withered plants as easily as wind blows away straw.

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