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OET-LV Writhe_in_pain and_groan Oh_daughter of_Tsiyyōn like_a_woman_in_labour if/because now you_will_go_out from_city and_camp in_the_field and_go to Bāⱱel there you_will_be_delivered there redeem_you YHWH from_hand enemies_your.
UHB ח֧וּלִי וָגֹ֛חִי בַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן כַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה כִּֽי־עַתָּה֩ תֵצְאִ֨י מִקִּרְיָ֜ה וְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה וּבָ֤את עַד־בָּבֶל֙ שָׁ֣ם תִּנָּצֵ֔לִי שָׁ֚ם יִגְאָלֵ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִכַּ֖ף אֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃ ‡
(ḩūlī vāgoḩī bat-ʦiyyōn kayyōlēdāh kiy-ˊattāh tēʦəʼiy miqqiryāh vəshākantə bassādeh ūⱱāʼt ˊad-bāⱱel shām tinnāʦēlī shām yigʼālēk yhwh mikkaf ʼoyⱱāyik.)
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 Ὤδινε καὶ ἀνδρίζου, καὶ ἔγγιζε θυγάτηρ Σιὼν ὡς τίκτουσα· διότι νῦν ἐξελεύσῃ ἐκ πόλεως, καὶ κατασκηνώσεις ἐν πεδίῳ, καὶ ἥξεις ἕως Βαβυλῶνος· ἐκεῖθεν ῥύσεταί σε, καὶ ἐκεῖθεν λυτρώσεταί σε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν σου.
(Ōdine kai andrizou, kai engize thugataʸr Siōn hōs tiktousa; dioti nun exeleusaʸ ek poleōs, kai kataskaʸnōseis en pediōi, kai haʸxeis heōs Babulōnos; ekeithen ɽusetai se, kai ekeithen lutrōsetai se Kurios ho Theos sou ek ⱪeiros eⱪthrōn sou. )
BrTr Be in pain, and strengthen thyself, and draw near, O daughter of Sion, as a woman in travail: for now thou shalt go forth out of the city, and shalt lodge in the plain, and shalt reach even to Babylon: thence shall the Lord thy God deliver thee, and thence shall he redeem thee out of the hand of thine enemies.
ULT Be in pain
⇔ and labor daughter of Zion
⇔ like a woman giving birth.
⇔ For now you will you go out of the city,
⇔ and live in the field,
⇔ and go to Babylon.
⇔ There you will be rescued.
⇔ There Yahweh will redeem you
⇔ from the hand of your enemies.
UST Well, you people of Jerusalem should twist and groan as a woman who is having birth pains,
⇔ because now you must leave this city.
⇔ While you are traveling, you will set up tents in open fields at night;
⇔ you will go to live in Babylon.
⇔ But while you are there,
⇔ I, Yahweh, will rescue you;
⇔ I will free you from the power of your enemies.
BSB Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion,
⇔ like a woman in labor.
⇔ For now you will leave the city
⇔ and camp in the open fields.
⇔ You will go to Babylon;
⇔ there you will be rescued;
⇔ there the LORD will redeem you
⇔ from the hand of your enemies!
OEB ⇔ Writhe and scream, daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour!
⇔ For now you must leave the city and camp in the open field.
⇔ You will be taken to Babylon, but there will be rescued.
⇔ There the Lord will save you from the hands of your foes.
WEBBE Be in pain, and labour to give birth, daughter of Zion,
⇔ like a woman in travail;
⇔ for now you will go out of the city,
⇔ and will dwell in the field,
⇔ and will come even to Babylon.
⇔ There you will be rescued.
⇔ There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Twist and strain, Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor!
⇔ For you will leave the city
⇔ and live in the open field.
⇔ You will go to Babylon,
⇔ but there you will be rescued.
⇔ There the Lord will deliver you
⇔ from the power of your enemies.
LSV Be pained, and bring forth, O daughter of Zion,
As a travailing woman,
For now you go forth from the city,
And you have dwelt in the field,
And you have gone to Babylon,
There you are delivered,
There YHWH redeems you from the hand of your enemies.
FBV Thrash around in agony like a woman giving birth, people of Zion—for you will be expelled from the city, forced to camp out in the open, and exiled to Babylon. But the Lord will bring you back, and rescue you from the power of your enemies.
T4T Well, you people of Jerusalem should writhe and groan like [SIM] a woman who is having birth pains,
⇔ because now you must leave this city,
⇔ and while you are traveling, you will set up tents in open fields at night;
⇔ you will go to live in Babylon.
⇔ But while you are there,
⇔ I, Yahweh, will rescue you;
⇔ I will free you from the power/control [MTY] of your enemies.
LEB • like a woman in labor. • For now you will go forth from the city, • and you will camp in the field; • you will go to Babylon. • There you will be rescued; • there Yahweh will redeem you • from the hand of your enemies.
BBE Be in pain, make sounds of grief, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in childbirth: for now you will go out of the town, living in the open country, and will come even to Babylon; there you will have salvation; there the Lord will make you free from the hands of your haters.
Moff No Moff MIC book available
JPS Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon; there shalt thou be rescued; there shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
ASV Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
DRA Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and shalt come even to Babylon, there thou shalt be delivered: there the Lord will redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies.
YLT Be pained, and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, As a travailing woman, For now, thou goest forth from the city, And thou hast dwelt in the field, And thou hast gone unto Babylon, There thou art delivered, There redeem thee doth Jehovah from the hand of thine enemies.
Drby Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon: there shalt thou be delivered; there Jehovah will redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
RV Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon; there shalt thou be rescued; there shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Wbstr Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth from the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thy enemies.
KJB-1769 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
(Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou/you go forth out of the city, and thou/you shalt dwell in the field, and thou/you shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou/you be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee/you from the hand of thine/your enemies. )
KJB-1611 Bee in paine and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in trauell: for now shalt thou goe foorth out of the citie, and thou shalt dwel in the field, and thou shalt go euen to Babylon: there shalt thou be deliuered: there the LORD shall redeeme thee from the hand of thine enemies.
(Be in pain and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in trauell: for now shalt thou/you go forth out of the city, and thou/you shalt dwell in the field, and thou/you shalt go even to Babylon: there shalt thou/you be delivered: there the LORD shall redeem thee/you from the hand of thine/your enemies.)
Bshps And now O thou daughter Sion, sorowe and lament as a woman in her trauaile: for nowe must thou get thee out of the citie, & dwelt vpon the plaine fielde: yea vnto Babylon shalt thou go, but there shalt thou be deliuered, and there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hande of thyne enemies.
(And now O thou/you daughter Sion, sorowe and lament as a woman in her trauaile: for now must thou/you get thee/you out of the city, and dwelt upon the plain field: yea unto Babylon shalt thou/you go, but there shalt thou/you be delivered, and there the Lord shall redeem thee/you from the hand of thine/your enemies.)
Gnva Sorow and mourne, O daughter Zion, like a woman in trauaile: for nowe shalt thou goe foorth of the citie, and dwel in the field, and shalt goe into Babel, but there shalt thou be deliuered: there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hand of thine enemies.
(Sorow and mourn, O daughter Zion, like a woman in trauaile: for now shalt thou/you go forth of the city, and dwell in the field, and shalt go into Babel, but there shalt thou/you be delivered: there the Lord shall redeem thee/you from the hand of thine/your enemies. )
Cvdl And now (o thou doughter Sion) be sory, let it greue the as a wife laboringe with childe: for now must thou get the out off the cite, and dwell vpon the playne felde: Yee vnto Babilo shalt thou go, there shalt thou be delyuered, and there the LORDE shal lowse the from the honde off thine enemies.
(And now (o thou/you daughter Sion) be sory, let it greue thee/you as a wife labouringe with child: for now must thou/you get the out off the city, and dwell upon the plain field: Ye/You_all unto Babilo shalt thou/you go, there shalt thou/you be delivered, and there the LORD shall lowse the from the hand off thine/your enemies.)
Wycl Thou douyter of Sion, make sorewe, and haaste, as a womman trauelynge of child; for now thou schalt go out of the citee, and schalt dwelle in cuntree, and schalt come `til to Babiloyne; there thou schalt be delyuered, there the Lord schal ayen bie thee, fro the hond of thin enemyes.
(Thou daughter of Sion, make sorewe, and haaste, as a woman trauelynge of child; for now thou/you shalt go out of the city, and shalt dwell in country, and shalt come `til to Babiloyne; there thou/you shalt be delivered, there the Lord shall again buy thee/you, from the hand of thine/your enemies.)
Luth Lieber, leide doch solch Weh und krächze, du Tochter Zion, wie eine in Kindesnöten! Denn du mußt zwar zur Stadt hinaus und auf dem Felde wohnen und gen Babel kommen; aber doch wirst du von dannen wieder errettet werden. Daselbst wird dich der HErr erlösen von deinen Feinden.
(Lieber, leide though/but such Weh and krächze, you daughter Zion, like one in Kindesnöten! Because you mußt zwar to city hinaus and on to_him field reside and to/toward Babel kommen; but though/but will you from dannen again errettet become. Daselbst becomes you/yourself the/of_the LORD erlösen from deinen Feinden.)
ClVg Dole et satage, filia Sion, quasi parturiens, quia nunc egredieris de civitate, et habitabis in regione, et venies usque ad Babylonem: ibi liberaberis, ibi redimet te Dominus de manu inimicorum tuorum.
(Dole and satage, daughter Sion, as_if parturiens, because now egredieris about civitate, and habitabis in regione, and venies until to Babylonem: there liberaberis, there redimet you(sg) Master about by_hand of_enemies tuorum. )
4:10 Distant Babylon lay about 1,000 miles (1,700 kilometers) from Jerusalem; it could not be reached by cutting across the barren eastern desert.
• The Lord’s rescue of his people from sure death in Babylon would surpass his bringing them out of Egypt. They were formed in the womb of suffering and awaited a promising rebirth (Isa 43:1-5; cp. Ezek 37).
• For Micah, Babylon represented the concept of exile. In Micah’s time (the late 700s and early 600s BC), there was not even the whisper of a Babylonian empire replacing the Assyrians. But Micah was speaking for God, who knows the future.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) Be in pain … like a woman in labor
(Some words not found in UHB: writhe and,groan daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) like_a,woman_in_labor that/for/because/then/when now go_forth from,city and,camp in_the=field and,go until Bāⱱel there rescued there redeem,you YHWH from,hand enemies,your )
Micah compares the suffering the people will experience when enemies force them away from their cities to the pain a woman experiences when giving birth to a baby.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will rescue you
(Some words not found in UHB: writhe and,groan daughter_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) like_a,woman_in_labor that/for/because/then/when now go_forth from,city and,camp in_the=field and,go until Bāⱱel there rescued there redeem,you YHWH from,hand enemies,your )
Yahweh says the same thing in both active and passive forms to emphasize that he will do what he has said he will do. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “There Yahweh will rescue you. There he will rescue you”