King James Version

Isaiah 22:17

Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

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הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔metaltelkhacastטוּלverb, pilpel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH2904to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outcarry away, (utterly) cast (down, forth, out), send out.טַלְטֵלָ֖הtaltelahcaptivityטַלְטֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “captivity”, the ordinary formH2925overthrow or rejectioncaptivity.גָּ֑בֶרgavermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.וְעֹטְךָ֖veotekhaand coverעָטָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or rollarray self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.עָטֹֽהatocoverעָטָהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “cover”, the verb used for emphasisH5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or rollarray self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, the LORD will hurl thee up and down with a man's throw; yea, He will wind thee round and round;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, Jehovah is casting thee up and down, A casting up and down, O mighty one,

World English Bible

Behold, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.

Darby Translation

Behold, Jehovah will hurl thee with the force of a mighty man, and will cover thee entirely.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the Lord will cause thee to be carried away, as a cock is carried away, and he will lift thee up as a garment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, the LORD will hurl thee up and down with a man's throw; yea, He will wind thee round and round;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold now, the Lord of hosts casts forth and will utterly destroy such a man, and will take away thy robe and thy glorious crown,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ δὴ Κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐκβάλλει καὶ ἐκτρίψει ἄνδρα, καὶ ἀφελεῖ τὴν στολήν σου καὶ τὸν στέφανόν σου τὸν ἔνδοξον,