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Isaiah 34:8

For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

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כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…י֥וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…נָקָ֖םnaqamquarrelנָקָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “quarrel”, the ordinary formH5359revenge[phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.לַֽיהוָ֑הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שְׁנַ֥תshenatyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).שִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshilumimrecompenseשִׁלּוּםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “recompense”, the ordinary formH7966a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a feerecompense, reward.לְרִ֥יבlerivto causeרִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.צִיּֽוֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

(For a day of vengeance [is] to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion's strife,)

World English Bible

For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

Darby Translation

For it is the day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.

Douay-Rheims

For it is the day of the vengeance of the Lord, the year of recompenses of the judgment of Sion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For it is the day of the judgment of the Lord, and the year of the recompence of Sion in judgment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡμέρα γὰρ κρίσεως Κυρίου, καὶ ἐνιαυτὸς ἀνταποδόσεως κρίσεως Σιών.