Isaiah 21 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 21:1
KJVThe burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
WEBThe burden of the wilderness of the sea.
YLTThe burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.
Isaiah 21:2
KJVA grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
WEBA grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media’s sighing.
YLTA hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.
Isaiah 21:3
KJVTherefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
WEBTherefore my thighs are filled with anguish. Pains have taken hold on me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can’t hear. I so am dismayed that I can’t see.
YLTTherefore filled have been my loins [with] great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.
Isaiah 21:4
KJVMy heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
WEBMy heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.
YLTWandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,
Isaiah 21:5
KJVPrepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
WEBThey prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!
YLTArrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,
Isaiah 21:6
KJVFor thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
WEBFor the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.
YLTFor thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'
Isaiah 21:7
KJVAnd he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
WEBWhen he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness.”
YLTAnd he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention!
Isaiah 21:8
KJVAnd he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
WEBHe cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.
YLTAnd he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.
Isaiah 21:9
KJVAnd, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
WEBBehold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs.” He answered, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.
YLTAnd lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.
Isaiah 21:10
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Isaiah 21:11
KJVThe burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
WEBThe burden of Dumah.
YLTThe burden of Dumah. Unto me is [one] calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'
Isaiah 21:12
KJVThe watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
WEBThe watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”
YLTThe watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'
Isaiah 21:13
KJVThe burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
WEBThe burden on Arabia.
YLTThe burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.
Isaiah 21:14
KJVThe inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
WEBThey brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
YLTTo meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.
Isaiah 21:15
KJVFor they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
WEBFor they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.
YLTFor from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
Isaiah 21:16
KJVFor thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
WEBFor the Lord said to me, “Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,
YLTFor thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.
Isaiah 21:17
KJVAnd the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.
WEBand the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”
YLTAnd the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!'
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