King James Version

Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אָפֵ֥סafesfailאָפֵסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fail”, a completed actionH656to disappear, i.e. ceasebe clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail.עָרִ֖יץaritsmightyעָרִיץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalmighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.וְכָ֣לָהvekhalahand ceaseכָּלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cease”, a completed action in a sequenceH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…לֵ֑ץletsmake a mockלוּץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “make a mock”, the ordinary formH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.וְנִכְרְת֖וּvenikhretvand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and covenant”, a completed action in a sequenceH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שֹׁ֥קְדֵיshoqedehastenשָׁקַדverb, qal, participle, construct — “hasten”, a verb used as a describing wordH8245to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

Young’s Literal Translation

For ceased hath the terrible one, And consumed hath been the scorner, And cut off have been all watching for iniquity,

World English Bible

For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—

Darby Translation

For the terrible one shall come to nought, and the scorner shall be no more, and all that watch for iniquity shall be cut off,

Douay-Rheims

For he that did prevail hath failed, the scorner is consumed, and they are all cut off that watched for iniquity:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The lawless man has come to nought, and the proud man has perished, and they that transgress mischievously have been utterly destroyed:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξέλιπεν ἄνομος, καὶ ἀπώλετο ὑπερήφανος, καὶ ἐξωλοθρεύθησαν οἱ ἀνομοῦντες ἐπὶ κακίᾳ,