Isaiah 17:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. | The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. | The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nations | לְאֻמִּ֗ים | le-'u-MIM | H3816 | peopleלְאֹם (le.om) a people, nation |
| like [the] uproar of | כִּשְׁא֞וֹן | kish-'on | H7588 | roarשָׁאוֹן (sha.on) 1) roar, din, crash, uproar 1a) roar (of water) 1b) uproar (of revellers) |
| waters | מַ֤יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| many | רַבִּים֙ | ra-BIM | H7227A | manyרַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly |
| they are in an uproar ! | יִשָּׁא֔וּן | yi-sha-'UN | H7582 | to crashשָׁאָה (sha.ah) 1) crash, make a din or crash, crash into ruins, be in ruins, be desolated 1a) (Qal) to crash into ruins 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be ruined 1b2) to crash 1b3) to be left (a desolation) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to crash 1c2) to cause to be desolated |
| and he will rebuke | וְגָ֥עַר | ve-GA-'ar | H1605 | to rebukeגָּעַר (ga.ar) (Qal) to rebuke, reprove, corrupt |
| and it will flee | וְנָ֣ס | ve-NAS | H5127 | to fleeנוּד (nud) (P'al) to flee Aramaic of nus (נוּס "to flee" H5127) |
| from a distance | מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק | mi-mer-CHAK | H4801 | distanceמֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) distant place, distance, far country |
| and it will be chased | וְרֻדַּ֗ף | ve-ru-DAF | H7291 | to pursueרָדַף (ra.daph) 1) to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase |
| like chaff of | כְּמֹ֤ץ | ke-MOTZ | H4671 | chaffמוֹץ (mots) 1) chaff 1a) always as driven by wind |
| mountains | הָרִים֙ | ha-RIM | H2022G | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| to before | לִפְנֵי־ | lif-nei- | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| a wind | ר֔וּחַ | RU-ach | H7307H | spiritרוּחַ (ru.ach) : spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) … |
| and like whirling dust | וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל | u-khe-gal-GAL | H1534 | wheelגַּלְגַּל (gal.gal) 1) wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling 1a) wheel 1b) whirl (of dust, chaff) Aramaic equivalent: gal.gal (גַּלְגַּל "wheel" H1535) |
| to before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| a storm-wind | סוּפָֽה׃ | su-FAH | H5492A | whirlwindסוּפָה (su.phah) storm-wind |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.