PROV 1:27 Parallel Verse View

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1:27 OSHB variant note: כ/שאוה: (x-qere) ’כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה’: lemma_k/7722 b n_1.1.0 morph_HR/Ncfsa id_20iee כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה

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 ὡς ἂν ἀφίκηται ὑμῖν ἄφνω θόρυβος, ἡ δὲ καταστροφὴ ὁμοίως καταιγίδι παρῇ, καὶ ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν θλίψις καὶ πολιορκία, ἢ ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὄλεθρος.
(Kai hōs an afikaʸtai humin afnō thorubos, haʸ de katastrofaʸ homoiōs kataigidi paraʸ, kai hotan erⱪaʸtai humin thlipsis kai poliorkia, aʸ hotan erⱪaʸtai humin olethros. )

BrTr yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

ULT when your dread comes like a storm[fn]
⇔ and your calamity happens like a whirlwind,
⇔ when distress and anguish come upon you.

Instead of like a storm some versions have like a ruin.

UST Yes, when you are terrified as if a violent storm has arrived,
⇔ when disastrous things happen to you violently,
⇔ and when you become distressed and anguished, I will ridicule you!

BSB when your dread comes like a storm,
⇔ and your destruction like a whirlwind,
⇔ when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
⇔ when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind,
⇔ when distress and anguish come on you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET when what you dread comes like a whirlwind,
⇔ and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm,
⇔ when distressing trouble comes on you.

LSV When your fear comes as destruction,
And your calamity comes as a windstorm,
When adversity and distress come on you.

FBV When panic rains down on you like a storm, when trouble hits you like a whirlwind, when sorrow and pain come on you,

T4T When calamities strike you like a big storm,
⇔ when disasters hit you like a violent wind,
⇔ when all kinds of things distress you and give you trouble,
⇔ I will ridicule you!

LEB • When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind,
• when distress and anguish come upon you,

BBE When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

Moff when your terror comes like a tempest,
⇔ when your plight comes on like a whirlwind,
⇔ when shock and calamity seize you.’

JPS When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.

ASV When your fear cometh as a storm,
⇔ And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
⇔ When distress and anguish come upon you.

DRA When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

YLT When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

Drby when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:

RV When your fear cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.
(When your fear cometh/comes as a storm, and your calamity cometh/comes on as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you. )

SLT In your terror coming as a destroying tempest, and your ruin shall come as a whirlwind; in the coming upon you of straits and distress.

Wbstr When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

KJB-1769 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
(When your fear cometh/comes as desolation, and your destruction cometh/comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh/comes upon you. )

KJB-1611 When your feare commeth as desolation, and your destruction commeth as a whirlewinde; when distresse and anguish commeth vpon you:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Euen when the thyng that ye be afraide of falleth in sodenly like a storme, and your miserie lyke a tempest, yea when trouble and heauinesse commeth vpon you.
(Even when the thing that ye/you_all be afraid of falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest, yea when trouble and heaviness cometh/comes upon you.)

Gnva Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,
(When your fear cometh/comes like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: when affliction and anguish shall come upon you, )

Cvdl euen whe ye thinge that ye be afrayed of, falleth in sodenly like a storme, and yor misery like a tempest: yee wha trouble and heuynesse cometh vpon you.
(even when ye/you_all thing that ye/you_all be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: ye/you_all what trouble and heaviness cometh/comes upon you.)

Wycl Whanne sodeyne wretchidnesse fallith in, and perisching bifallith as tempest; whanne tribulacioun and angwisch cometh on you.
(When sodeyne wretchedness fallith in, and perishing bifallith as tempest; when tribulation and angwisch cometh/comes on you.)

Luth wenn über euch kommt wie ein Sturm, das ihr fürchtet, und euer Unfall als ein Wetter, wenn über euch Angst und Not kommt.
(when above you comes as/like a Sturm, the you(pl)/their/her fears(v), and your(pl) Unfall as a weather, when above you fear/anxiety and emergency comes.)

ClVg Cum irruerit repentina calamitas, et interitus quasi tempestas ingruerit; quando venerit super vos tribulatio et angustia:[fn]
(Since rushedrit repentina calamity/disaster, and destruction as_if storm has_fallen; when will_have_placed over you(pl) tribulation and distress: )

1.27 Cum irruerit repentina calamitas. Obsidionem Jerusalem subitam et expugnationem totius provinciæ a Romanis factam dicit. De qua, Videns civitatem flevit super eam Luc. 19.. Quando venerit super vos. RAB. Potest hæc tota correctio sapientiæ, etc., usque ad quod enim sequitur,

1.27 Since rushedrit repentina calamity/disaster. Obsidionem Yerusalem subitam and expugnation of_the_whole provinces from Romanis made he_says. From/About qua, Seeing the_city cried over her Luc. 19.. When will_have_placed over you(pl). RAB. Can these_things the_whole correctio of_wisdom, etc., until to that because follows,

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 1:20–33: Wisdom warns people not to reject her advice

In this section, Wisdom is personified as a woman teacher or prophetess who publicly warns people not to reject her advice. After an introduction (1:20–21), Wisdom begins her speech. In her speech, she scolds foolish people for ignoring her teaching (1:22–27). She then describes what will happen to such people (1:28–31). She concludes her speech by contrasting the fate of fools with the happiness of those who obey her (1:32–33).

In the verses that contain Wisdom’s speech, the Notes use a capital letter for Wisdom, except where a quoted version has small letters. The Display provides more than one option. You may use either option in your language, depending on what is appropriate in each context. See the note at Section 8:1–36 for more information about using a capital letter to indicate personification.

Some other headings for this section are:

Wisdom Speaks (NCV)

Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom (NIV)

Wisdom’s invitation to people to listen to her advice

1:27

Notice that the NIV retains the parallel parts that are similar in meaning in the Hebrew:

^27awhen calamity overtakes you like a storm, (NIV)

^27bwhen disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, (NIV)

^27cwhen distress and trouble overwhelm you. (NIV)

1:27a–c

(combined/reordered)

Indeed, I will laugh when you^(plur) are in terrible trouble and your life is destroyed just as a storm/whirlwind destroys a house.” That is what Wisdom said to the people.
when your pain and misery/sorrow are like a powerful wind storm that destroys your life.” That is what wisdom said in her speech.

(NIV) overtakes you…sweeps over you…overwhelm you: The word translated here (and in 1:26b) as overtakes and overwhelm is literally “come.” The word translated as sweeps over is a close synonym that also means “come” or “arrive.” In Hebrew, repetition of this nature emphasizes the certainty of the coming judgment. In English, it is more effective to use different verbs that express more picturesquely the effects of a storm. You will need to decide what is effective in your language.

(NIV) like a storm…like a whirlwind: Both storm and whirlwind refer to storms that cause severe destruction. If whirlwinds are not known in your language area, you may:

Use a descriptive term. For example:
violent wind storm
Use a word in your language for a similar storm that occurs in your area. For example:
typhoon
hurricane
sandstorm
cyclone

(NIV) distress…trouble: The words that the NIV translates as distress and trouble may refer to difficulties that surround or press in on someone. They may also refer to the resulting emotions of fear or misery that a person in such difficulties experiences. Some other ways to translate these words are:

when ordeal and anguish bear down on you (NJB)

when…you are in pain and misery (GNT)

General Comment on 1:26a–b and 1:27a–c

In some languages, it may be necessary to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts in both of these verses to avoid redundancy, as the CEV has done:

So when you are struck by some terrible disaster,

or when trouble and distress surround you like a whirlwind,

I will laugh and make fun. (CEV)

The CEV also moves the main consequence “I will laugh and make fun” to the end of 1:27. You will need to consider if it is natural to do this in your language.

Remember that whenever you combine and/or reorder parallel parts in order to avoid unacceptable redundancy, you must be careful not to lose the emphasis that the original repetition may have conveyed. In Hebrew, the repetition of these five parallel lines emphasizes that the fools described in 1:22 will certainly be destroyed.

1:27a

when your dread comes like a storm,

Yes, when fear/dread overwhelms you^(plur) like a typhoon,

1:27b

and your destruction like a whirlwind,

when you^(plur) face destruction that is as violent as a whirlwind,

1:27c

when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

and your^(plur) troubles surround you, making you totally miserable, I will just laugh at you.” That is what Wisdom/wisdom said to those foolish people.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בְּ⁠בֹ֤א & פַּחְדְּ⁠כֶ֗ם

when,comes & dread_of,your(pl)

See how you translated this phrase in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פַּחְדְּ⁠כֶ֗ם וְֽ֭⁠אֵידְ⁠כֶם

dread_of,your(pl) and,your_of,calamity

See how you translated dread and calamity in the previous verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כ⁠שאוה & כְּ⁠סוּפָ֣ה

like,a_storm & like,a_storm-wind

Here, Wisdom compares the manner in which dread and calamity will happen to the sudden, destructive power of a storm or whirlwind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “powerfully … suddenly”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠בֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵי⁠כֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְ⁠צוּקָֽה

when,comes on,you(pl) distress and,distress

Here, wisdom speaks of experiencing distress and anguish as if they were objects that could come upon someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “when you experience distress and anguish”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צָרָ֥ה וְ⁠צוּקָֽה

distress and,distress

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of distress and anguish, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “distressing things that make you anguished”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet