ISA 9:20 Parallel Verse View

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Original ISA 9:19: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=unclear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (ISA 9:19) Ἀλλὰ ἐκκλινεῖ εἰς τὰ δεξιά, ὅτι πεινάσει, καὶ φάγεται ἐκ τῶν ἀριστερῶν, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐμπλησθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔσθων τὰς σάρκας τοῦ βραχίονος αὐτοῦ.
(Alla ekklinei eis ta dexia, hoti peinasei, kai fagetai ek tōn aristerōn, kai ou maʸ emplaʸsthaʸ anthrōpos esthōn tas sarkas tou braⱪionos autou.)

BrTr (ISA 9:19) But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.

ULT And he will cut off on the right, but he will be hungry,
⇔ and he will eat on the left, but they will not have enough.
⇔ A man will eat the flesh of his arm:

UST Foreign armies have invaded the country from the east and from the west,
⇔ and no matter how many things they destroy, they keep destroying more things.
⇔ Israelites are even attacking and killing their own kinsmen.

BSB & MSB They carve out what is on the right,
⇔ but they are still hungry;
⇔ they eat what is on the left,
⇔ but they are still not satisfied.
⇔ Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.[fn]

9:20 Literally of his own arm

OEB No OEB ISA 9:20 book available

WEBBE & WMBB One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry;
⇔ and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied.
⇔ Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

NET They devoured on the right, but were still hungry,
⇔ they ate on the left, but were not satisfied.
⇔ People even ate the flesh of their own arm!

LSV And cuts down on the right, and has been hungry,
And he devours on the left,
And they have not been satisfied,
They each devour the flesh of his own arm.

FBV People destroy[fn] others on the right, yet they're still hungry for more; people destroy others on the left, but they're still not satisfied. In the end they even destroy themselves![fn]

9:20 “Destroy”: literally, “devour.”

9:20 “Destroy themselves”: literally, “devour the flesh of their own arm.”

T4T Israeli people will attack their neighbors on the right to get food from them,
⇔ but they will still be hungry.
⇔ They will kill those who live in houses on the left and eat their flesh,
⇔ but their stomachs will still not be full.

LEB • They devoured on the right but still were hungry
• and devoured on the left but they were not satisfied.
• Each one devoured the flesh of his arm,

BBE On the right a man was cutting off bits and was still in need; on the left a man took a meal but had not enough; no man had pity on his brother; every man was making a meal of the flesh of his neighbour.

Moff No Moff ISA 9:20 book available

JPS (ISA 9:19) (9-18) Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up; the people also are as the fuel of fire; no man spareth his brother.

ASV And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

DRA And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shell eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda.

YLT And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.

Drby and he snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry, and eateth on the left hand; and they are not satisfied. They eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

RV And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

SLT And he shall cut upon the right hand, and hungering; and he shall eat upon the left, and they were not satisfied: they shall eat a man the flesh of his arm.

Wbstr And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

KJB-1769 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:[fn]

9.20 snatch: Heb cut

KJB-1611 And he shall [fn]snatch on the right hand, and be hungry, and he shall eate on the left hand, and they shall not bee satisfied: they shall eate euery man the flesh of his owne arme.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:20 Heb. cut.

Bshps But he robbeth on the right hande, and doth famishe, he eateth on the left hande, and he shall not haue inough: euery man shall eate the fleshe of his owne arme.
(But he robbeth on the right hand, and doeth/does famish, he eateth/eats on the left hand, and he shall not have enough: every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.)

Gnva And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.
(And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungry: and he shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: every one shall eat ye/you_all flesh of his own arm.)

Cvdl Yf a man do turne him to the right honde, he shal famesh, or to the lefte hande to eat, he shal not haue ynough. Euery man shal eate the flesh of his owne arme:
(If a man do turn him to the right hand, he shall famish, or to the left hand to eat, he shall not have enough. Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm:)

Wycl And he schal boowe to the riyt half, and he schal hungre, and he schal ete at the left half, and he schal not be fillid; ech man schal deuoure the fleisch of his arm. Manasses schal deuoure Effraym, and Effraym `schal deuoure Manasses, and thei togidere ayens Juda.
(And he shall bow to the right half, and he shall hunger, and he shall eat at the left half, and he shall not be filled; each man shall devour the flesh of his arm. Manasses shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim shall devour Manasses, and they together against Yuda.)

Luth (ISA 9:19) Rauben sie zur Rechten, so leiden sie Hunger; essen sie zur Linken, so werden sie nicht satt. Ein jeglicher frißt das Fleisch seines Arms:
(robbery they/she/them to/for law/right, so suffer they/she/them hunger; eat they/she/them to/for left_(one), so become they/she/them not full/fed_up. A any/each eats the flesh his Arms:)

ClVg Et declinabit ad dexteram, et esuriet; et comedet ad sinistram, et non saturabitur; unusquisque carnem brachii sui vorabit: Manasses Ephraim, et Ephraim Manassen; simul ipsi contra Judam.
(And will_decline to right_hand, and will_be_hungry; and he_will_eat to left_side, and not/no will_be_saturated; each_one/everybody the_flesh arms(n) self will_devour: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; at_the_same_time themselves on_the_contrary Yudas.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּגְזֹ֤ר עַל־יָמִין֙ וְ⁠רָעֵ֔ב וַ⁠יֹּ֥אכַל עַל־שְׂמֹ֖אול

and,it_devoured on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in right and,it_was_hungry and,it_ate on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in left

The pronoun he refers to each person or man. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And each man will cut off … but he will be hungry, and he will eat]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠לֹ֣א שָׂבֵ֑עוּ

and=not satisfied

The pronoun they refers to the people in general. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the people will not have enough]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִ֥ישׁ בְּשַׂר־זְרֹע֖⁠וֹ יֹאכֵֽלוּ

(a)_man flesh_of his_own_arm_of,his devoured

Isaiah is speaking as if self-destruction and civil conflict were a man eating the flesh of his arm, consuming his own body. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a man will destroy himself]

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