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BrLXXΟὗτος ὁ λόγος ὃν ἐλάλησε Κύριος ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, ἐξουδένησέ σε καὶ ἐμυκτήρισέ σε παρθένος θυγάτηρ Σιὼν, ἐπὶ σοὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς ἐκίνησε θυγάτηρ Ἱερουσαλήμ. (Houtos ho logos hon elalaʸse Kurios epʼ auton, exoudenaʸse se kai emuktaʸrise se parthenos thugataʸr Siōn, epi soi kefalaʸn autaʸs ekinaʸse thugataʸr Hierousalaʸm. )
BrTrThis is the word which the Lord has spoken against him; The virgin daughter of Sion has made light of thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.
ULTThis is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: ⇔ “She despises you; she derides you, ⇔ a maiden, the daughter of Zion. ⇔ She shakes a head after you, ⇔ the daughter of Jerusalem.
USTThis is what I say to that king: ⇔ The people of Jerusalem ⇔ despise you and make fun of you. ⇔ They wag their heads ⇔ to mock you.
BSBThis is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ⇔ ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion ⇔ despises you and mocks you; ⇔ the Daughter of Jerusalem ⇔ shakes her head behind you.
WEBBEThis is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him: ‘The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
NETThis is what the Lord says about him: ⇔ “The virgin daughter Zion ⇔ despises you, she makes fun of you; ⇔ Daughter Jerusalem ⇔ shakes her head after you.
LSVthis [is] the word that YHWH spoke concerning him: Trampled on you—laughed at you Has the virgin daughter of Zion; Shaken the head behind you Has the daughter of Jerusalem!
FBVThis is the word the Lord condemning him: The virgin daughter of Zion scorns you and mocks you; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head as you run away.
T4TThis is what I say to him: ⇔ “The people of Jerusalem [MTY] despise you and make fun of you. ⇔ They wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
• This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him:She despises you, she scorns you,• the virgin daughter of Zion.• Behind you the daughter of Jerusalem• shakes her head.
BBEThis is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you.
JPSThis is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
ASVThis is the word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
DRAThis is the word, that the Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin the daughter of Sion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn: the daughter of Jerusalem hath wagged her head behind thy back.
YLTthis [is] the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: 'Trampled on thee — laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion Behind thee shaken the head — Hath the daughter of Jerusalem?
DrbyThis is the word that Jehovah has spoken against him: The virgin-daughter of Zion despiseth thee, laugheth thee to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem shaketh her head at thee.
RVThis is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
WbstrThis is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
KJB-1769This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. (This is the word that the LORD hath/has spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath/has despised thee/you, and laughed thee/you to scorn; the daughter of Yerusalem hath/has shaken her head at thee/you. )
KJB-1611This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him, The Uirgin, the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne, the daughter of Ierusalem hath shaken her head at thee. (This is the word that the LORD hath/has spoken concerning him, The Uirgin, the daughter of Zion hath/has despised thee/you, and laughed thee/you to scorne, the daughter of Yerusalem hath/has shaken her head at thee/you.)
BshpsThis is therefore the worde that the Lorde hath sayd of him: The virgin, euen the daughter of Sion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne O thou king of Assyria, the daughter of Hierusalem hath shaken her head at thee. (This is therefore the word that the Lord hath/has said of him: The virgin, even the daughter of Sion hath/has despised thee/you, and laughed thee/you to scorne O thou/you king of Assyria, the daughter of Yerusalem hath/has shaken her head at thee/you.)
GnvaThis is the worde that the Lord hath spoken against him, O Virgine, daughter of Zion, he hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne: O daughter of Ierusalem, he hath shaken his head at thee. (This is the word that the Lord hath/has spoken against him, O Virgine, daughter of Zion, he hath/has despised thee/you, and laughed thee/you to scorne: O daughter of Yerusalem, he hath/has shaken his head at thee/you. )
CvdlThis is it that the LORDE hath spoken agaynst him: He hath despysed ye and mocked the O virgin thou doughter Sion: he hath shake his heade at the O doughter Ierusalem. (This is it that the LORD hath/has spoken against him: He hath/has despised ye/you_all and mocked the O virgin thou/you doughter Sion: he hath/has shake his head at the O doughter Yerusalem.)
WyclThis is the word, which the Lord spak of hym, Thou virgyn douytir of Syon, he dispiside thee, and scornyde thee; thou douyter of Jerusalem, he mouyde his heed aftir thi bak. (This is the word, which the Lord spake of him, Thou virgin douytir of Syon, he despised thee/you, and scornyde thee/you; thou/you douyter of Yerusalem, he mouyde his heed after thy/your bak.)
LuthDas ist‘s, das der HErr wider ihn geredet hat: Die Jungfrau, die Tochter Zion, verachtet dich und spottet dein; die Tochter Jerusalem schüttelt ihr Haupt dir nach. (The ist‘s, the the/of_the LORD against him/it geredet has: The Yungfrau, the Tochter Zion, verachtet you/yourself and spottet dein; the Tochter Yerusalem schüttelt you/their/her head you/to_you after.)
ClVgIste est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus de eo: [Sprevit te, et subsannavit te, virgo filia Sion: post tergum tuum caput movit, filia Jerusalem.[fn] (Iste it_is sermo, which spoke it_is Master about eo: [Sprevit you(sg), and subsannavit you(sg), virgo daughter Sion: after tergum your caput movit, daughter Yerusalem. )
19.21Virgo filia. RAB. Quia cunctis gentibus idola adorantibus, hæc sola conservat castitatem religionis unius Dei, et quæ ne ad majorem blasphemiam concitaret, præsenti non respondit: post abeuntem movit caput ad rogandum Deum, vel certe ad deridendam arrogantiam ejus certa de ultione. Nec ipse per se, sed per servos suos, ut major esset arrogantia, Dominum blasphemavit.
19.21Virgo daughter. RAB. Because cunctis nations idola adorantibus, these_things sola conservat castitatem religionis of_one of_God, and which not to mayorem blasphemiam concitaret, præsenti not/no answered: after abeuntem movit caput to rogandum God, or certe to deridendam arrogantiam his certa about ultione. Nec exactly_that/himself through se, but through servos suos, as mayor was arrogantia, Dominum blasphemavit.
19:21-28 The phrase virgin daughter is often used regarding civic identity (Isa 23:12; 37:22; 47:1; Jer 18:13). Here, the metaphor implies that as a young maiden is rescued from her attacker, so God will rescue Jerusalem. The Lord’s answer was delivered as a “taunt song,” a common literary form in the ancient Near East that rejoiced over an enemy’s humiliation (cp. Isa 14:3-20).
(Some words not found in UHB: this the,word which/who he/it_had_said YHWH on/upon/above=him/it despises to/for=yourself(m) scorns to/for=yourself(m) virgin daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) behind,you head shakes daughter_of Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )
“Virgin daughter” here is a metaphor for the people of Jerusalem as if they are young, vibrant and beautiful. The term “daughter” was used to give personal characteristics to cities by some biblical writers. Alternate translation: “The beautiful people of Jerusalem” (See also: figs-personification)
(Occurrence 0) The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.
(Some words not found in UHB: this the,word which/who he/it_had_said YHWH on/upon/above=him/it despises to/for=yourself(m) scorns to/for=yourself(m) virgin daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) behind,you head shakes daughter_of Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )
Both of these sentences intend to give the same meaning.
(Some words not found in UHB: this the,word which/who he/it_had_said YHWH on/upon/above=him/it despises to/for=yourself(m) scorns to/for=yourself(m) virgin daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) behind,you head shakes daughter_of Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )
“Daughter” is metaphor for the people of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “The people of the city of Jerusalem”
(Some words not found in UHB: this the,word which/who he/it_had_said YHWH on/upon/above=him/it despises to/for=yourself(m) scorns to/for=yourself(m) virgin daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) behind,you head shakes daughter_of Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )
This action is a metaphor to represent disdain at the pride of the Assyrians. Alternate translation: “scorns you”
The harrowing experience of the attack on Judah by King Sennacherib of Assyria during Hezekiah’s reign is recorded by three different writers of Scripture and even by Sennacherib himself. Many scholars also suspect that this event formed the basis for Herodotus’s story regarding an army of mice eating the bow strings of the Assyrian army during their campaign against the Egyptians (Histories, 2.141). The origins of this event stretch back into the reign of Hezekiah’s father Ahaz, who enticed the Assyrians to attack Israel and Aram in exchange for making Judah a vassal of Assyria (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; also see “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Judah continued to be a vassal of Assyria through the early part of Hezekiah’s reign, but Hezekiah also quietly made extensive preparations to throw off the yoke of Assyria one day (2 Kings 18:1-12; 1 Chronicles 4:39-43; 2 Chronicles 29-31; also see “Hezekiah Strengthens Judah” map). Hezekiah also appears to have been hoping for support from Babylon and Egypt regarding his efforts to revolt against Assyria’s rule, but the prophet Isaiah warned Judah against placing their hopes in these foreign powers (Isaiah 30:1-5; 31:1-3; 39:1-8; 40:10-15; 2 Kings 20:12-19). After a few years spent quashing rebellion among the Babylonians, the Kassites, and the Medes in the east, Sennacherib turned his sights westward and began a campaign to subdue the various vassal nations that were refusing to submit to Assyria’s rule any longer. He first reconquered the Phoenician cities of Sidon and Tyre and then moved south to Philistia. He subdued Joppa, Beth-dagon, Bene-berak, and Azor and then moved to capture the cities of the Shephelah, which guarded the entrances to the valleys leading into the central hill country of Judah. While Sennacherib was attacking Lachish he sent his officers to demand Hezekiah’s surrender. This may be the Assyrian advance upon Jerusalem from the north described in Isaiah 10:28-32, but this is not certain (see “Assyria Advances on Jerusalem” map). Hezekiah sent officers back to Sennacherib with gold and silver taken from Temple and the royal treasury, but he would not surrender. The officers then traveled to Libnah to meet with Sennacherib, for he gone to fight there by that time. In the meantime King Tirhakah of Cush, who was ruling over Egypt at this time, came to attack Sennacherib, so Sennacherib sent his officials back to Hezekiah with a message that Jerusalem would be taken if he resisted. Hezekiah laid the letter from the officials before the Lord and prayed, and the Lord sent word through the prophet Isaiah that Jerusalem would not be taken. Then that very night the angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (probably those with Sennacherib fighting the Egyptians), and Sennacherib went back to Assyria. There while he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch, Sennacherib’s sons killed him and fled to Ararat (see “Ararat” map).
