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Isaiah 17:14

And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

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לְעֵ֥תleetto whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.עֶ֨רֶב֙erevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בַלָּהָ֔הvalahahterrorבַּלָּהָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “terror”, the ordinary formH1091alarm; hence, destructionterror, trouble.בְּטֶ֥רֶםbeteremin beforeטֶרֶםpreposition, adverb — “in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.בֹּ֖קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.אֵינֶ֑נּוּeynenvelseאַיִןparticle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).זֶ֚הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…חֵ֣לֶקcheleqflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּshoseynvdestroyerשָׁסָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “destroyer”, a verb used as a describing wordH8154to plunderdestroyer, rob, spoil(-er).וְגוֹרָ֖לvegoraland lotגּוֹרָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and lot”, the ordinary formH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּlevozezeynvto catchבָּזַזpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to catch”, a verb used as a describing wordH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Young’s Literal Translation

At even-time, lo, terror, before morning it is not, This [is] the portion of our spoilers, And the lot of our plunderers!

World English Bible

At evening, behold, terror! Before the morning, they are no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.

Darby Translation

behold, at eventide, trouble; before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Douay-Rheims

In the time of the evening, behold there shall be trouble: the morning shall come, and he shall not be: this is the portion of them that have wasted us, and the lot of them that spoiled us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Toward evening, and there shall be grief; before the morning, and he shall not be. This is the portion of them that spoiled you, and the inheritance to them that robbed you of your inheritance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρὸς ἑσπέραν καὶ ἔσται πένθος, πριν ἢ πρωῒ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται· αὕτη ἡ μερὶς τῶν προνομευσάντων ὑμᾶς, καὶ κληρονομία τοῖς ὑμᾶς κληρονομήσασιν.