King James Version

Isaiah 37:7

Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

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הִנְנִ֨יhinniifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.נוֹתֵ֥ןnotengiveנָתַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בּוֹ֙bvoinבּוֹ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inר֔וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וְשָׁמַ֥עveshamaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, a completed action in a sequenceH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…שְׁמוּעָ֖הshemuahbruitשְׁמוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bruit”, the ordinary formH8052something heard, i.e. an announcementbruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.וְשָׁ֣בveshavand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַרְצ֑וֹartsvoearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוvehipaltivand fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, a completed action in a sequenceH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בַּחֶ֖רֶבbacherevin knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.בְּאַרְצֽוֹbeartsvoin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I am giving in him a spirit, and he hath heard a report, and hath turned back unto his land, and I have caused him to fall by the sword in his land.'

World English Bible

Behold, I will put a spirit in him and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”’”

Darby Translation

Behold, I will put a spirit into him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Douay-Rheims

Behold, I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a message, and shall return to his own country, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own country.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a report, and return to his own country, and he shall fall by the sword in his own land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐμβάλλω εἰς αὐτὸν πνεῦμα, καὶ ἀκούσας ἀγγελίαν, ἀποστραφήσεται εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσεῖται μαχαίρᾳ ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ.