King James Version

Isaiah 13:16

Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

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וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥םveoleleyhemand babeעוֹלֵלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and babe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5768a sucklingbabe, (young) child, infant, little one.יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּyerutshvdashרָטָשׁverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dash”, an unfinished actionH7376to dash downdash (in pieces).לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םleeyneyhemto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יִשַּׁ֨סּוּ֙yishasvrifleשָׁסַסverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rifle”, an unfinished actionH8155to plunderrifle, spoil.בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔םbateyhemfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םunesheyhemand eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.תשגלנהtshglnhravishשָׁגַלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “ravish”, an unfinished actionH7693to copulate withlie with, ravish.תִּשָּׁכַֽבְנָהtishakhavnahlieשָׁכַבverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “lie”, an unfinished actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.

Young’s Literal Translation

And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.

World English Bible

Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.

Darby Translation

And their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be rifled, and their women ravished.

Douay-Rheims

Their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be pillaged, and their wives shall be ravished.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall dash their children before their eyes; and they shall spoil their houses, and shall take their wives.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν ῥάξουσιν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς οἰκίας αὐτῶν προνομεύσουσιν, καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας αὐτῶν ἕξουσιν.