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Isaiah 28:2

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

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הִנֵּ֨הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.חָזָ֤קchazaqstrongחָזָקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH2389strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).וְאַמִּץ֙veamitsand strongאַמִּיץconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and strong”, the ordinary formH533strong or (abstractly) strengthcourageous, mighty, strong (one).לַֽאדֹנָ֔יladonayto Lordאֲדֹנָיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.כְּזֶ֥רֶםkezeremas floodזֶרֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2230a gush of waterflood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.בָּרָ֖דbaradhailבָּרָדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hail”, the ordinary formH1259hailhail(stones).שַׂ֣עַרsaaraffrightedשַׂעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “affrighted”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8178a tempest; also a terroraffrighted, [idiom] horribly, [idiom] sore, storm. See H8181 (שֵׂעָר).קָ֑טֶבqatevdestroyingקֶטֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “destroying”, the ordinary formH6986ruindestroying, destruction.כְּ֠זֶרֶםkezeremas floodזֶרֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2230a gush of waterflood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.מַ֣יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).כַּבִּירִ֥יםkabirimmightyכַּבִּירadjective, 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.שֹׁטְפִ֛יםshotefimdrownשָׁטַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drown”, a verb used as a describing wordH7857to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquerdrown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).הִנִּ֥יחַhinichabestowיָנַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bestow”, a completed actionH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…לָאָ֖רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.בְּיָֽדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, that casteth down to the earth with violence.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, As a storm of hail — a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.

World English Bible

Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.

Darby Translation

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail [and] a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, that casteth down to the earth with violence.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, the anger of the Lord is strong and severe, as descending hail where there is no shelter, violently descending; as a great body of water sweeping away the soil, he shall make rest for the land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἰσχυρὸν καὶ σκληρὸν ὁ θυμὸς Κυρίου, ὡς χάλαζα καταφερομένη οὐκ ἔχουσα σκέπην, βίᾳ καταφερομένη· ὡς ὕδατος πολὺ πλῆθος σῦρον χώραν, τῇ γῇ ποιήσει ἀνάπαυμα· ταῖς χερσὶ,