King James Version

Isaiah 25:5

Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

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כְּחֹ֣רֶבkechorevas desolationחֹרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as desolation”, the ordinary formH2721drought or desolationdesolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.בְּצָי֔וֹןbetsayonin dry placeצִיוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dry place”, the ordinary formH6724a desertdry place.שְׁא֥וֹןsheonrushingשָׁאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “rushing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7588uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous).זָרִ֖יםzarimstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).תַּכְנִ֑יעַtakhniabring downכָּנַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquishbring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.חֹ֚רֶבchorevdesolationחֹרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolation”, the ordinary formH2721drought or desolationdesolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.בְּצֵ֣לbetselin shadeצֵלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in shade”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).עָ֔בavcloudעָבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).זְמִ֥ירzemirsongזָמִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “song”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2158a song to be accompanied with instrumental musicpsalm(-ist), singing, song.עָֽרִיצִ֖יםaritsimmightyעָרִיץadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalmighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.יַעֲנֶֽהyaanehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As the heat in a dry place, Thou didst subdue the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones was brought low.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

Young’s Literal Translation

As heat in a dry place, The noise of strangers Thou humblest, Heat with the shadow of a thick cloud, The singing of the terrible is humbled.

World English Bible

As the heat in a dry place you will bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low.

Darby Translation

Thou hast subdued the tumult of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; [as] the heat, by the shadow of a cloud, [so] the song of the terrible ones is brought low.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt bring down the tumult of strangers, as heat in thirst: and as with heat under a burning cloud, thou shalt make the branch of the mighty to wither away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As the heat in a dry place, Thou didst subdue the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones was brought low.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We were as faint-hearted men thirsting in Sion, by reason of ungodly men to whom thou didst deliver us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς ἄνθρωποι ὀλιγόψυχοι διψῶντες ἐν Σιὼν, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπων ἀσεβῶν, οἷς ἡμᾶς παρέδωκας.