ISA 41:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Τίς ἐξήγειρεν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν δικαιοσύνην, ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὴν κατὰ πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ πορεύσεται; δώσει ἐναντίον ἐθνῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖς ἐκστήσει· καὶ δώσει εἰς γῆν τὰς μαχαίρας αὐτῶν, καὶ ὡς φρύγανα ἐξωσμένα τὰ τόξα αὐτῶν.
(Tis exaʸgeiren apo anatolōn dikaiosunaʸn, ekalesen autaʸn kata podas autou, kai poreusetai; dōsei enantion ethnōn, kai basileis ekstaʸsei; kai dōsei eis gaʸn tas maⱪairas autōn, kai hōs frugana exōsmena ta toxa autōn. )

BrTr Who raised up righteousness from the east, and called it to his feet, so that it should go? shall appoint it an adversary of Gentiles, and shall dismay kings, and bury their swords in the earth, and cast forth their bows and arrows as sticks?

ULT ⇔ “Who has stirred up righteousness from the east,
⇔ calling it to his feet?
⇔ He gives nations before his face
⇔ and tramples kings.
⇔ He makes them like dust with his sword,
⇔ like scattered straw with his bow.

UST Who has raised up this king to come from the east?
⇔ He is the one who does what is right with every step. He hands nations over to him and he defeats them,
⇔ and he tramples their kings under his feet.
⇔ He cuts their enemies and they are destroyed so they are like the dust,
⇔ and his army shoots them with bows and arrows so that they are like the chaff when the wind blows.

BSB Who has aroused one from the east
⇔ and called him to his feet in righteousness [fn]?
⇔ He hands nations over to him
⇔ and subdues kings before him.
⇔ He turns them to dust with his sword,
⇔ to windblown chaff with his bow.

41:2 Or from the east, whom victory meets at every step

OEB ⇔ Who raised up him from the east land,
⇔ whose steps are attended by victory,
⇔ sweeping the nations before him,
⇔ and laying king low at his feet?
⇔ his sword makes them like dust
⇔ and his bow like the driven stubble;

WEBBE Who has raised up one from the east?
⇔ Who called him to his feet in righteousness?
⇔ He hands over nations to him
⇔ and makes him rule over kings.
⇔ He gives them like the dust to his sword,
⇔ like the driven stubble to his bow.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Who stirs up this one from the east?
⇔ Who officially commissions him for service?
⇔ He hands nations over to him,
⇔ and enables him to subdue kings.
⇔ He makes them like dust with his sword,
⇔ like windblown straw with his bow.

LSV Who stirred up a righteous one from the east? He calls him to His foot,
He gives nations before him,
And He causes him to rule kings,
He gives [them] as dust [to] his sword,
As driven stubble [to] his bow.

FBV Who has encouraged this one from the east who is called into God's service[fn] to do what is right?[fn] He gives him nations, and helps him trample kings underfoot. He makes them like dust with his sword, and turns them into chaff with his bow, blown before him on the wind.

41:2 “Into God's service”: literally, “to his feet.”

41:2 The prophecy is usually taken to refer to King Cyrus.

T4T ⇔ Who has urged this king to come from the east?
⇔ Who has enabled his army to righteously defeat many nations
⇔ and to trample their kings under their feet?
⇔ With their swords they cut their enemies into tiny pieces [HYP];
⇔ with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.

LEB • summoned[fn] him to his foot, • gives nations[fn] • and subjugates kings? • He makes[fn] them like the dust with his sword, • like scattered stubble with his bow.

41:? Or “called”

41:? Literally “before his face”

41:? Or “gives”

BBE Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry stems before the wind to his bow.

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JPS Who hath raised up one from the east, at whose steps victory attendeth? He giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; his sword maketh them as the dust, his bow as the driven stubble.

ASV Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

DRA Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow.

YLT Who stirred up from the east a righteous one? He calleth him to His foot, He giveth before him nations, And kings He causeth him to rule, He giveth [them] as dust [to] his sword, As driven stubble [to] his bow.

Drby Who raised up from the east him whom righteousness calleth to its foot? He gave the nations before him, and caused him to have dominion over kings; he gave them as dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow.

RV Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

Wbstr Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

KJB-1769 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.[fn]

41.2 the righteous…: Heb. righteousness

KJB-1611 [fn]Who raised vp the righteous man from the East, called him to his foote, gaue the nations before him, and made him rule ouer kings? Hee gaue them as the dust to his sword, and as driuen stuble to his bow.
(Who raised up the righteous man from the East, called him to his foote, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stuble to his bow.)

41:2 Heb. righteousnesse.

Bshps Who raysed vp the iust man from the east, and called hym to go foorth? who cast downe the people, and subdued the kynges before him? that he may throw them al to the ground with his sworde, and scatter them lyke stubble with his bowe.
(Who raised up the just man from the east, and called him to go forth? who cast down the people, and subdued the kings before him? that he may throw them all to the ground with his sword, and scatter them like stubble with his bowe.)

Gnva Who raised vp iustice from the East, and called him to his foote? and gaue the nations before him, and subdued the Kings? he gaue them as dust to his sword, and as scattered stubble vnto his bowe.
(Who raised up justice from the East, and called him to his foote? and gave the nations before him, and subdued the Kings? he gave them as dust to his sword, and as scattered stubble unto his bowe. )

Cvdl Who rayseth vp ye iuste from the rysinge of the Sonne, and calleth him to go forth? Who casteth downe the people, and subdueth the kinges before him: that he maye throwe them all to the groude with his swearde, and scatre them like stuble with his bowe?
(Who raiseth up ye/you_all juste from the rysinge of the Son, and calleth/calls him to go forth? Who casteth down the people, and subdueth the kings before him: that he may throwe them all to the groude with his swearde, and scatre them like stuble with his bowe?)

Wycl Who reiside the iust man fro the eest, and clepide hym to sue hym silf? He schal yyue folkis in his siyt, and he schal welde kyngis; he schal yyue as dust to his swerd, and as stobil `that is rauyschid of the wynd, to his bowe.
(Who reiside the just man from the eest, and called him to sue himself? He shall give folks/people in his sight, and he shall weld kings; he shall give as dust to his sword, and as stobil `that is rauyschid of the wind, to his bowe.)

Luth Wer hat den Gerechten vom Aufgang erweckt? Wer rief ihm, daß er ging? Wer gab die Heiden und Könige vor ihm, daß er ihrer mächtig ward, und gab sie seinem Schwert wie Staub und seinem Bogen wie zerstreuete Stoppeln,
(Who has the righteous_ones from_the Aufgang erweckt? Who shouted him, that he ging? Who gave the heathens and kings/king before/in_front_of him, that he of_their/her mächtig ward, and gave they/she/them his sword like dust and his Bogen like zerstreuete Stoppeln,)

ClVg Quis suscitavit ab oriente Justum, vocavit eum ut sequeretur se? Dabit in conspectu ejus gentes, et reges obtinebit: dabit quasi pulverem gladio ejus, sicut stipulam vento raptam arcui ejus.[fn]
(Who suscitavit away oriente Yustum, he_called him as sequeretur se? Dabit in in_sight his gentes, and reges obtinebit: dabit as_if pulverem gladio his, like stipulam vento raptam arcui his. )

41.2 Quis suscitavit ab oriente. ID. Quidam Hebræorum hoc ad Cyrum regem Persarum referunt, etc., usque ad qui ab initio cognovit hæc.

41.2 Who suscitavit away oriente. ID. Quidam Hebræorum this to Cyrum regem Persarum referunt, etc., until to who away initio he_knew hæc.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service?

(Some words not found in UHB: who? stirred_up from,east righteousness summoned,him to,service,his he/it_gave in,presence,him nations and,kings subdues he/it_gave like_the,dust sword,his like,stubble wind-driven bow,his )

Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that he is the one who caused this ruler from the east to be victorious. Alternate translation: “I am the one who called this powerful ruler from the east and put him in my good service.”

(Occurrence 0) He hands nations over to him

Alternate translation: “I give the nations over to him” or “The one who does these things hands nations over to him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) He turns them to dust with his sword, like windblown stubble with his bow

Turning them to dust and stubble is a metaphor or exaggeration for completely destroying everything the people of these nations have made. The armies of one from the east will conquer these nations and scatter the people easily. (See also: figs-simile and figs-hyperbole)

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