King James Version

Isaiah 32:19

When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.

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וּבָרַ֖דuvaradand hailבָּרַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hail”, a completed action in a sequenceH1258to hailhail.בְּרֶ֣דֶתberedetin bring downיָרַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in bring down”, the to-form of the verbH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…הַיָּ֑עַרhayaarthe combיַעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the comb”, the ordinary formH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖הuvashiflahand in low placeשִׁפְלָהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in low place”, the ordinary formH8218depressionlow place.תִּשְׁפַּ֥לtishpalabaseשָׁפֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abase”, an unfinished actionH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).הָעִֽירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; but the city shall descend into the valley.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath hailed in the going down of the forest, And in the valley is the city low.

World English Bible

though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely.

Darby Translation

And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.

Douay-Rheims

But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; but the city shall descend into the valley.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ χάλαζα ἐὰν καταβῇ, οὐκ ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἥξει· καὶ ἔσονται οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν τοῖς δρυμοῖς πεποιθότες, ὡς οἱ ἐν τῷ πεδινῇ.