ISA 9:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) the Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west,
⇔ and they’ll be a big mouth that’ll gobble Yisrael up.
⇔ Even then, Yahweh’s anger won’t subside.
⇔ ≈ He’ll still be taking action against them.

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 Καὶ ὁ λαὸς οὐκ ἀπεστράφη, ἕως ἐπλήγη, καὶ τὸν κύριον οὐκ ἐζήτησαν.
(Kai ho laos ouk apestrafaʸ, heōs eplaʸgaʸ, kai ton kurion ouk ezaʸtaʸsan.)

BrTr But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

ULT Aram from the east and the Philistines from behind,
⇔ and they have devoured Israel with all of the mouth.
⇔ In all of this, his nose has not turned back,
⇔ and his hand is still stretched out.

UST In fact, the army of Aram, Israel’s former ally, attacked from the east,
⇔ and the army of Philistia attacked from the west.
⇔ They conquered Israel as if they had been an animal that was gobbling up its prey.
⇔ Even so, Yahweh continues to be very angry,
⇔ and he is ready to use his power to punish his people further.

BSB Aram[fn] from the east and Philistia from the west
⇔ have devoured Israel with open mouths.
⇔ Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
⇔ His hand is still upraised.

9:12 That is, Syria

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE The Syrians in front,
⇔ and the Philistines behind;
⇔ and they will devour Israel with open mouth.
⇔ For all this, his anger is not turned away,
⇔ but his hand is stretched out still.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Syria from the east,
⇔ and the Philistines from the west,
⇔ they gobbled up Israelite territory.
⇔ Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
⇔ and his hand is ready to strike again.

LSV Aram from before, and Philistia from behind,
And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this His anger has not turned back,
And His hand is still stretched out.

FBV Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west have greedily eaten swallowed Israel up. In all of this he is still angry and his hand is still raised.[fn]

9:12 Meaning that in these events God is still displaying his anger and it is not over yet. Also in verses 17 and 21.

T4T The army of Syria came from the east,
⇔ and the army of Philistia came from the west, and they destroyed Israel
⇔ like a wild animal tears another animal apart and [MET] devours it.
⇔ But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them.
⇔ He was ready to strike them with his fist again.

LEB • Aram from the east
• and Philistines[fn] from the west—
• and they devoured Israel with the whole mouth.
• He has not turned away his anger in all of this,
• and his hand is still stretched out.

9:1 Hebrew “Philistine”

BBE Aram on the east, and the Philistines on the west, who have come against Israel with open mouths. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS (9-11) The Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

ASV the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

DRA The Syrians from the east, and the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth, For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

YLT Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

Drby the Syrians on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

RV the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind, and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

SLT Aram from the east, and the rovers from behind; and they will eat up Israel with all the mouth. In all this his anger was not turned back, and yet his hand stretched out.

Wbstr The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

KJB-1769 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.[fn]

9.12 open: Heb. whole

KJB-1611 [fn]The Syrians before, and the Philistines behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: for all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

9:12 Heb. with whole mouth.

Bshps The Syrians before, and the Philistines behinde, and shall deuour Israel with open mouth: After all this is not the wrath of the Lorde ceassed, but yet his hande stretched out styll.
(The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind, and shall devour Israel with open mouth: After all this is not the wrath of the Lord ceased, but yet his hand stretched out still.)

Gnva Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
(Aram before and the Philistines behind, and they shall devour Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.)

Cvdl that ye Sirians shal laye holde vpon them before, and the Philistynes behynde, and so deuoure Israel with open mouth. After all this, the wrath of the LORDE shal not ceasse, but yet his hande shable stretched out still.
(that ye/you_all Sirians shall lay hold upon them before, and the Philistines behind, and so devour Israel with open mouth. After all this, the wrath of the LORD shall not cease, but yet his hand shable stretched out still.)

Wycl God schal make Sirie to come fro the eest, and Filisteis fro the west; and with al the mouth thei schulen deuoure Israel. In alle these thingis the stronge veniaunce of the Lord is not turned awei, but yit his hond is stretchid forth;
(God shall make Sirie to come from the east, and Philistines from the west; and with all the mouth they should devour Israel. In all these things the strong vengeance of the Lord is not turned away, but yet his hand is stretched forth;)

Luth So kehret sich das Volk auch nicht zu dem, der es schlägt, und fragen nichts nach dem HErr’s Zebaoth.
(So returns itself/yourself/themselves the people also not to/for to_him, the/of_the it beats(v), and asks nothing after to_him LORD’s Tsevaot_(of_armies).)

ClVg Syriam ab oriente, et Philisthiim ab occidente; et devorabunt Israël toto ore. In omnibus his non est aversus furor ejus, sed adhuc manus ejus extenta.
(Syriam away east, and Philistines away west; and devorabunt Israel throughout vocally. In to_all his not/no it_is turned_away furor his, but still hands his stretched.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יֹּאכְל֥וּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּ⁠כָל־פֶּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

Isaiah is speaking as if the military conquest of Israel were an animal that devoured its prey. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they completely conquered Israel]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּאכְל֥וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

The pronoun they refers to Aram and the Philistines. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [these enemies have devoured]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔⁠וֹ

not (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

Isaiah is using his nose has not turned back as a common expression of the culture to mean “his anger has not subsided.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his anger has not subsided]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

בְּ⁠כָל־פֶּ֑ה בְּ⁠כָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠ע֖וֹד יָד֥⁠וֹ נְטוּיָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

This is poetic language. If your language has a way to indicate poetry, you could use it here.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠ע֖וֹד יָד֥⁠וֹ נְטוּיָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

Here, his hand represents Yahweh’s power and readiness to act. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and he is still ready to punish]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

אַפּ֔⁠וֹ & יָד֥⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,people not turn until the_[one,who]_of,struck_it and=DOM YHWH armies/messengers not seek )

The pronoun his refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh’s nose … Yahweh’s hand]

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