King James Version

Isaiah 10:34

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

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וְנִקַּ֛ףveniqafand compassנָקַףconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and compass”, a completed action in a sequenceH5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulatecompass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.סִֽבְכֵ֥יsivkhethickסְבָךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “thick”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5442a copsethick(-et).הַיַּ֖עַרhayaarthe combיַעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the comb”, the ordinary formH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.בַּבַּרְזֶ֑לbabarzelin ironבַּרְזֶלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.וְהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןvehalvanonand the Lebanonלְבָנוֹןconjunction, definite article, noun, proper name — “and the Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.בְּאַדִּ֥ירbeadirin excellentאַדִּירpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in excellent”, the ordinary formH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.יִפּֽוֹלyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!

World English Bible

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

Darby Translation

and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Douay-Rheims

And the thickets of the forest shall be cut down with iron, and Libanus with its high ones shall fall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the lofty ones shall fall by the sword, and Libanus shall fall with his lofty ones.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πεσοῦνται ὑψηλοὶ μαχαίρᾳ, ὁ δὲ Λίβανος σὺν τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς πεσεῖται.