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Isaiah 43:20

The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

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תְּכַבְּדֵ֨נִי֙tekhabdenibe chargeableכָּבַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be chargeable”, an unfinished actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…חַיַּ֣תchayatlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.הַשָּׂדֶ֔הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.תַּנִּ֖יםtanimserpentתַּנִּיןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.וּבְנ֣וֹתuvenotand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.יַֽעֲנָ֑הyaanah{the ostrich (probably from its answering…יַעֲנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “{the ostrich (probably from its answering…”, the ordinary formH3284{the ostrich (probably from its answering cry}[phrase] owl.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…נָתַ֨תִּיnatatigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to 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…בַמִּדְבָּ֜רvamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.מַ֗יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).נְהָרוֹת֙neharotfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbishimonin desertיְשִׁימוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH3452a desolationdesert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתlehashqotto cause to drinkשָׁקָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to cause to drink”, the to-form of the verbH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).עַמִּ֥יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְחִירִֽיvechirichooseבָּחִירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “choose”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH972selectchoose, chosen one, elect.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The beasts of the field shall honour Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, Mine elect;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

Young’s Literal Translation

Honour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people — My chosen.

World English Bible

The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honor me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

Darby Translation

The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

Douay-Rheims

The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The beasts of the field shall honour Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, Mine elect;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐλογήσουσί με τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, σειρῆνες, καὶ θυγατέρες στρουθῶν, ὅτι ἔδωκα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ὕδωρ, καὶ ποταμοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀνύδρῳ, ποτίσαι τὸ γένος μου τὸ ἐκλεκτὸν,