King James Version

Isaiah 21:1

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

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מַשָּׂ֖אmasatributeמַשָּׂאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tribute”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desireburden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.מִדְבַּרmidbardesertמִדְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “desert”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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).כְּסוּפ֤וֹתkesufotas stormסוּפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as storm”, the ordinary formH5492a hurricaneRed Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.בַּנֶּ֨גֶב֙banegevin southנֶגֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in south”, the ordinary formH5045the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)south (country, side, -ward).לַֽחֲלֹ֔ףlachalofto changeחָלַףpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to change”, the to-form of the verbH2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or changeabolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.מִמִּדְבָּ֣רmimidbarfrom desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.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,…מֵאֶ֖רֶץmeeretsfrom earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נוֹרָאָֽהnoraahfearיָרֵאverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.

Young’s Literal Translation

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. 'Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.

World English Bible

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.

Darby Translation

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

Douay-Rheims

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Vision of the Desert. As though a whirlwind should pass through the desert, coming from a desert, even from such a land,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς καταιγὶς διʼ ἐρήμου διέλθοι, ἐξ ἐρήμου ἐρχομένη ἐκ γῆς φοβερὸν