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Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

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הֵילִ֤ילִֽיheylilihowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “howl”, a commandH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.שַׁ֨עַר֙shaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).זַֽעֲקִיzaaqiassembleזָעַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “assemble”, a commandH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.עִ֔ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.נָמ֖וֹגnamogfaintמוּגverb, niphal, infinitive absolute — “faint”, the verb used for emphasisH4127to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)consume, dissolve, (be) faint(-hearted), melt (away), make soft.פְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpeleshetPalestinaפְּלֶשֶׁתnoun, proper name — “Palestina”H6429Pelesheth, a region of SyriaPalestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.כֻּלֵּ֑ךְkulekheallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מִצָּפוֹן֙mitsafonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).עָשָׁ֣ןashansmokeעָשָׁןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “smoke”, the ordinary formH6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)smoke(-ing).בָּ֔אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).בּוֹדֵ֖דbodedaloneבָּדַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alone”, a verb used as a describing wordH909to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitaryalone.בְּמוֹעָדָֽיוbemoadayvin appointed timeמוֹעָדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in appointed time”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4151properly, an assembly figuratively, a troopappointed time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; melt away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Young’s Literal Translation

Howl, O gate; cry, O city, Melted art thou, Philistia, all of thee, For from the north smoke hath come, And there is none alone in his set places.

World English Bible

Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Darby Translation

Howl, O gate! cry, O city! thou, Philistia, art wholly dissolved; for there cometh from the north a smoke, and none remaineth apart in his gatherings [of troops].

Douay-Rheims

Howl, O gate; cry, O city: all Philistia is thrown down: for a smoke shall come from the north, and there is none that shall escape his troop.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; melt away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Howl, ye gates of cities; let the cities be troubled and cry, even all the Philistines: for smoke is coming from the north, and there is no possibility of living.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀλολύξατε πύλαι πόλεων, κεκραγέτωσαν πόλεις τεταραγμέναι, οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι πάντες, ὅτι ἀπὸ βοῤῥᾶ καπνὸς ἔρχεται, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι τοῦ εἶναι.