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Isaiah 32:14

Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

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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…אַרְמ֣וֹןarmoncastleאַרְמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “castle”, the ordinary formH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).נֻטָּ֔שׁnutashlet fallנָטַשׁverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “let fall”, a completed actionH5203properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.)cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.הֲמ֥וֹןhamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.עִ֖ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.עֻזָּ֑בuzavcommit selfעָזַבverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commit self”, a completed actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.עֹ֣פֶלofelemerodעֹפֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “emerod”, the ordinary formH6076a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortressemerod, fort, strong hold, tower.וָבַ֜חַןvavachanand towerבַּחַןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and tower”, the ordinary formH975a watch-towertower.הָיָ֨הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְעַ֤דveadat byבְּעַדpreposition — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.מְעָרוֹת֙mearotcaveמְעָרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cave”, the ordinary formH4631a cavern (as dark)cave, den, hole.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.עוֹלָ֔םolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…מְשׂ֥וֹשׂmesosmirthמָשׂוֹשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “mirth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)joy, mirth, rejoice.פְּרָאִ֖יםperaimwildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).מִרְעֵ֥הmirehpastureמִרְעֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “pasture”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animalsfeeding place, pasture.עֲדָרִֽיםadarimdroveעֵדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “drove”, the ordinary formH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the palace shall be forsaken; the city with its stir shall be deserted; the mound and the tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Young’s Literal Translation

Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watch-tower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses — a pasture of herds;

World English Bible

For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,

Darby Translation

For the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; hill and watchtower shall be caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Douay-Rheims

For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the palace shall be forsaken; the city with its stir shall be deserted; the mound and the tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for the rich city, the houses are deserted; they shall abandon the wealth of the city, and the pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild asses, shepherds' pastures;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πόλις πλουσία, οἶκοι ἐγκαταλελειμμένοι πλοῦτον πόλεως ἀφήσουσιν, οἴκους ἐπιθυμήματος· καὶ ἔσονται αἱ κῶμαι σπήλαια ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος, εὐφροσύνη ὄνων ἀγρίων, βοσκήματα ποιμένων,