Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
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ה֗וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.הֲמוֹן֙hamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.עַמִּ֣יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.רַבִּ֔יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…כַּהֲמ֥וֹתkahamotas be disquietedהָמָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as be disquieted”, the to-form of the verbH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.יַמִּ֖יםyamimseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).יֶהֱמָי֑וּןyehemayunbe disquietedהָמָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “be disquieted”, an unfinished actionH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.וּשְׁא֣וֹןusheonand rushingשָׁאוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and rushing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7588uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous).לְאֻמִּ֔יםleumimnationלְאֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.כִּשְׁא֛וֹןkishonas rushingשָׁאוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as rushing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7588uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous).מַ֥יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).כַּבִּירִ֖יםkabirimmightyכַּבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH3524vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many[phrase] feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.יִשָּׁאֽוּןyishaunrushשָׁאָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “rush”, an unfinished actionH7582to rush; by implication, to desolatebe desolate, (make a) rush(-ing), (lay) waste.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!
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American Standard Version (1901)
Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!
Young’s Literal Translation
Woe [to] the multitude of many peoples, As the sounding of seas they sound; And [to] the wasting of nations, As the wasting of mighty waters they are wasted.
World English Bible
Ah, the uproar of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!
Darby Translation
Ha! a tumult of many peoples! they make a noise as the noise of the seas; — and the rushing of nations! they rush as the rushing of mighty waters.
Douay-Rheims
Woe to the multitude of many people, like the multitude of the roaring sea: and the tumult of crowds, like the noise of many waters.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Woe to the multitude of many nations, as the swelling sea, so shall ye be confounded; and the force of many nations shall sound like water;
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