Isaiah 20 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 21

¹The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.

KJVThe burden^H4853 of the desert^H4057 of the sea^H3220. As whirlwinds^H5492 in the south^H5045 pass^H2498^(H8800) through; so it cometh^H935^(H8802) from the desert^H4057, from a terrible^H3372^(H8737) land^H776.

² A 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.

KJVA grievous^H7186 vision^H2380 is declared^H5046^(H8717) unto me; the treacherous dealer^H898^(H8802) dealeth treacherously^H898^(H8802), and the spoiler^H7703^(H8802) spoileth^H7703^(H8802). Go up^H5927^(H8798), O Elam^H5867: besiege^H6696^(H8798), O Media^H4074; all the sighing^H585 thereof have I made to cease^H7673^(H8689).

³ Therefore my thighs are filled with anguish. Pains have seized me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can’t hear. I am so dismayed that I can’t see.

KJVTherefore are my loins^H4975 filled^H4390^(H8804) with pain^H2479: pangs^H6735 have taken hold^H270^(H8804) upon me, as the pangs^H6735 of a woman that travaileth^H3205^(H8802): I was bowed down^H5753^(H8738) at the hearing^H8085^(H8800) of it; I was dismayed^H926^(H8738) at the seeing^H7200^(H8800) of it.

⁴ My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.

KJVMy heart^H3824 panted^H8582^(H8804), fearfulness^H6427 affrighted^H1204^(H8765) me: the night^H5399 of my pleasure^H2837 hath he turned^H7760^(H8804) into fear^H2731 unto me.

⁵ They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!

KJVPrepare^H6186^(H8800) the table^H7979, watch^H6822^(H8800) in the watchtower^H6844, eat^H398^(H8800), drink^H8354^(H8800): arise^H6965^(H8798), ye princes^H8269, and anoint^H4886^(H8798) the shield^H4043.

⁶ For the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.

KJVFor thus hath the Lord^H136 said^H559^(H8804) unto me, Go^H3212^(H8798), set^H5975^(H8685) a watchman^H6822^(H8764), let him declare^H5046^(H8686) what he seeth^H7200^(H8799).

⁷ When he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness.”

KJVAnd he saw^H7200^(H8804) a chariot^H7393 with a couple^H6776 of horsemen^H6571, a chariot^H7393 of asses^H2543, and a chariot^H7393 of camels^H1581; and he hearkened^H7181^(H8689) diligently^H7182 with much^H7227 heed^H7182:

⁸ He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

KJVAnd he cried^H7121^(H8799), A lion^H738: My lord^H136, I stand^H5975^(H8802) continually^H8548 upon the watchtower^H4707 in the daytime^H3119, and I am set^H5324^(H8737) in my ward^H4931 whole nights^H3915:

⁹ Behold, 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.

KJVAnd, behold, here cometh^H935^(H8802) a chariot^H7393 of men^H376, with a couple^H6776 of horsemen^H6571. And he answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799), Babylon^H894 is fallen^H5307^(H8804), is fallen^H5307^(H8804); and all the graven images^H6456 of her gods^H430 he hath broken^H7665^(H8765) unto the ground^H776.

¹⁰ You are my threshing, and the grain of my floor!” That which I have heard from Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, I have declared to you.

KJVO my threshing^H4098, and the corn^H1121 of my floor^H1637: that which I have heard^H8085^(H8804) of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, have I declared^H5046^(H8689) unto you.

¹¹ The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”

KJVThe burden^H4853 of Dumah^H1746. He calleth^H7121^(H8802) to me out of Seir^H8165, Watchman^H8104^(H8802), what of the night^H3915? Watchman^H8104^(H8802), what of the night^H3915?

¹² The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

KJVThe watchman^H8104^(H8802) said^H559^(H8804), The morning^H1242 cometh^H857^(H8804), and also the night^H3915: if ye will enquire^H1158^(H8799), enquire^H1158^(H8798) ye: return^H7725^(H8798), come^H857^(H8798).

¹³ The burden on Arabia. You will lodge in the thickets in Arabia, you caravans of Dedanites.

KJVThe burden^H4853 upon Arabia^H6152. In the forest^H3293 in Arabia^H6152 shall ye lodge^H3885^(H8799), O ye travelling companies^H736 of Dedanim^H1720.

¹⁴ They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.

KJVThe inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776 of Tema^H8485 brought^H857^(H8689) water^H4325 to him^H7125^(H8800) that was thirsty^H6771, they prevented^H6923^(H8765) with their bread^H3899 him that fled^H5074^(H8802).

¹⁵ For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.

KJVFor they fled^H5074^(H8804) from^H6440 the swords^H2719, from^H6440 the drawn^H5203^(H8803) sword^H2719, and from^H6440 the bent^H1869^(H8803) bow^H7198, and from^H6440 the grievousness^H3514 of war^H4421.

¹⁶ For the Lord said to me, “Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,

KJVFor thus hath the Lord^H136 said^H559^(H8804) unto me, Within a year^H8141, according to the years^H8141 of an hireling^H7916, and all the glory^H3519 of Kedar^H6938 shall fail^H3615^(H8804):

¹⁷ and 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.”

KJVAnd the residue^H7605 of the number^H4557 of archers^H7198, the mighty men^H1368 of the children^H1121 of Kedar^H6938, shall be diminished^H4591^(H8799): for the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

WEB·Isaiah 20

¹In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

KJVIn the year^H8141 that Tartan^H8661 came^H935^(H8800) unto Ashdod^H795,(when Sargon^H5623 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 sent^H7971^(H8800) him,) and fought^H3898^(H8735) against Ashdod^H795, and took^H3920^(H8799) it;

² at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your sandals from off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.

KJVAt the same time^H6256 spake^H1696^(H8765) the LORD^H3068 by^H3027 Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531, saying^H559^(H8800), Go^H3212^(H8798) and loose^H6605^(H8765) the sackcloth^H8242 from off thy loins^H4975, and put off^H2502^(H8799) thy shoe^H5275 from thy foot^H7272. And he did so^H6213^(H8799), walking^H1980^(H8800) naked^H6174 and barefoot^H3182.

³ Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799), Like as my servant^H5650 Isaiah^H3470 hath walked^H1980^(H8804) naked^H6174 and barefoot^H3182 three^H7969 years^H8141 for a sign^H226 and wonder^H4159 upon Egypt^H4714 and upon Ethiopia^H3568;

⁴ so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

KJVSo shall the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 lead away^H5090^(H8799) the Egyptians^H4714 prisoners^H7628, and the Ethiopians^H3568 captives^H1546, young^H5288 and old^H2205, naked^H6174 and barefoot^H3182, even with their buttocks^H8357 uncovered^H2834^(H8803), to the shame^H6172 of Egypt^H4714.

⁵ They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

KJVAnd they shall be afraid^H2865^(H8804) and ashamed^H954^(H8804) of Ethiopia^H3568 their expectation^H4007, and of Egypt^H4714 their glory^H8597.

⁶ The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’”

KJVAnd the inhabitant^H3427^(H8802) of this isle^H339 shall say^H559^(H8804) in that day^H3117, Behold, such^H3541 is our expectation^H4007, whither we flee^H5127^(H8804) for help^H5833 to be delivered^H5337^(H8736) from^H6440 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804: and how shall we escape^H4422^(H8735)?

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