ISA 4:4 Parallel Verse View

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Part a: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal
Part b: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=unclear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι ἐκπλυνεῖ Κύριος τὸν ῥύπον τῶν υἱῶν καὶ τῶν θυγατέρων Σειών, καὶ τὸ αἷμα ἐκκαθαριεῖ ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ἐν πνεύματι κρίσεως καὶ πνεύματι καύσεως.
(Hoti ekplunei Kurios ton ɽupon tōn huiōn kai tōn thugaterōn Seiōn, kai to haima ekkathariei ek mesou autōn, en pneumati kriseōs kai pneumati kauseōs.)

BrTr For the Lord shall wash away the filth of the sons and daughters of Sion, and shall purge out the blood from the midst of them, with the spirit of judgment, and the spirit of burning.

ULT when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and has cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.

UST They will be holy because the Lord will have judged the people and purified them, as if he had burned away their impurities. He will make the women who live in Jerusalem good again, as if he had washed dirt off them. He will make Jerusalem a peaceful place again instead of a violent one, as if he were washing away the blood stains of the people whom others murdered there.

BSB when the Lord has washed away
⇔ the filth of the daughters of Zion
⇔ and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem
⇔ by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from within it, by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion’s women,
⇔ he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst,
⇔ as he comes to judge
⇔ and to bring devastation.

LSV If the Lord has washed away
The filth of daughters of Zion,
And purges the blood of Jerusalem from her midst,
By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

FBV once the Lord has washed away the excrement of the daughters of Zion, and cleaned the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

T4T That will happen when Yahweh washes away the guilt of the women of Jerusalem,
⇔ and when he stops the violence [MET] on the streets of Jerusalem by punishing the people of Jerusalem.
⇔ When he does that, it will be like a fire to burn up all the impure things.

LEB • when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion
• and cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from her midst
• by a spirit of judgment
• and by a spirit of burning.

BBE When Zion has been washed from her sin by the Lord, and Jerusalem made clean from her blood by a judging and a burning wind.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of destruction.

ASV when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.

DRA If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

YLT If the Lord hath washed away The filth of daughters of Zion, And the blood of Jerusalem purgeth from her midst, By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

Drby when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have scoured out the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

RV when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
(when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Yerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.)

SLT When Jehovah washed out the excrements of the daughters of Zion, and he shall cleanse the blood of Jerusalem from her midst with the spirit of judgment, and with the spirit of burning.

Wbstr When the LORD shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst of it by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

KJB-1769 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
(When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Yerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.)

KJB-1611 When the LORD shall haue washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall haue purged the blood of Ierusalem from the middest thereof, by the spirit of iudgement, and by the spirit of burning.
(When the LORD shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Yerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.)

Bshps After that the Lorde hath washt away the filthinesse of the daughters of Sion, and hath purged the blood out from Hierusalem in the spirite of iudgement and in the spirite of fire.
(After that the Lord hath/has washed away the filthiness of the daughters of Zion, and hath/has purged the blood out from Yerusalem in the spirit of judgement and in the spirit of fire.)

Gnva When the Lord shall wash the filthines of the daughters of Zion, and purge the blood of Ierusalem out of the middes thereof by the spirite of iudgement, and by the spirit of burning.
(When the Lord shall wash the filthiness of the daughters of Zion, and purge the blood of Yerusalem out of the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.)

Cvdl what tyme as the LORDE shall wash awaye the desolacion of the doughters of Sio, ad pourge the bloude out from Ierusale, wt ye wynde of his smoke and fyre.
(what time as the LORD shall wash away the desolacion of the daughters of Sio, and pourge the blood out from Yerusalem, with ye/you_all wind of his smoke and fire.)

Wycl if the Lord waischith awei the filthis of the douytris of Sion, and waischith the blood of Jerusalem fro the myddis therof, in the spirit of doom, and in the spirit of heete.
(if the Lord waischith away the filths of the daughters of Zion, and waischith the blood of Yerusalem from the midst thereof, in the spirit of judgement, and in the spirit of heete.)

Luth Dann wird der HErr den Unflat der Töchter Zions waschen und die Blutschulden Jerusalems vertreiben von ihr durch den Geist, der richten und ein Feuer anzünden wird.
(Then becomes the/of_the LORD the filth the/of_the daughters Zions wash and the blood-debt Yerusalems drive_out from you(pl)/their/her through the spirit, the/of_the direct and a fire(n) kindle/ignite becomes.)

ClVg Si abluerit Dominus sordes filiarum Sion, et sanguinem Jerusalem laverit de medio ejus, in spiritu judicii, et spiritu ardoris.
(When/But_if abluerit Master dirt/filth daughters Sion, and blood Yerusalem wash from/about in_the_middle his, in/into/on in_spirit judgement, and in_spirit ardour/enthusiasm.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

אִ֣ם ׀ רָחַ֣ץ אֲדֹנָ֗⁠י אֵ֚ת צֹאַ֣ת בְּנוֹת־צִיּ֔וֹן וְ⁠אֶת־דְּמֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יָדִ֣יחַ מִ⁠קִּרְבָּ֑⁠הּ בְּ⁠ר֥וּחַ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּ⁠בְ⁠ר֥וּחַ בָּעֵֽר

if washed_away my=master DOM filth_of daughters_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) and=DOM bloods_of Yerushalayim cleansed from,midst_of,its by,a_spirit_of judgement and,by,a_spirit_of burning

Isaiah is using when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and has cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning to describe something that was ongoing. This provides the background for the events described in the previous verse. Connect this clause to the story in a way that makes it clear in your language that this clause is describing something that was ongoing in the background. Alternate translation: [while the Lord was washing away the filth of the daughters of Zion and was cleansing the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָחַ֣ץ & צֹאַ֣ת בְּנוֹת־צִיּ֔וֹן

washed_away & filth_of daughters_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion)

Isaiah is speaking as if the moral impurity of the people were filth that could be washed away. Your language may have a comparable expression, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [removed the moral impurity of the daughters of Zion]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דְּמֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יָדִ֣יחַ מִ⁠קִּרְבָּ֑⁠הּ

bloods_of Yerushalayim cleansed from,midst_of,its

Isaiah is speaking as if the guilt of violence in Jerusalem were blood that could be cleansed from the city. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [has cleansed Jerusalem of its violence]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּמֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

bloods_of Yerushalayim

Here, the blood represents “the violence and bloodshed.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the bloodguilt of Jerusalem]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

בְּ⁠ר֥וּחַ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּ⁠בְ⁠ר֥וּחַ בָּעֵֽר

by,a_spirit_of judgement and,by,a_spirit_of burning

The phrase a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning expresses a single idea. The word burning tells more about judgment. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [by a judging spirit that burns away what is wrong]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִשְׁפָּ֖ט

judgement

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of judgment and burning, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [judging]

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