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Isaiah 46:2

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

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קָרְס֤וּqaresvstoopקָרַסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “stoop”, a completed actionH7164to hunch, i.e. be hump-backedstoop.כָֽרְעוּ֙kharevsinkכָּרַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sink”, a completed actionH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.יַחְדָּ֔וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָכְל֖וּyakhelvbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be able”, a completed actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.מַלֵּ֣טmaletescapeמָלַטverb, piel, infinitive construct — “escape”, the to-form of the verbH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.מַשָּׂ֑אmasatributeמַשָּׂאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tribute”, the ordinary formH4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desireburden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.וְנַפְשָׁ֖םvenafshamand creatureנֶפֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…בַּשְּׁבִ֥יbashviin captiveשְׁבִיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in captive”, the ordinary formH7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, bootycaptive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.הָלָֽכָהhalakhahwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They stoop, they bow down together, they could not deliver the burden; and themselves are gone into captivity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have stooped, they have bowed together, They have not been able to deliver the burden, And themselves into captivity have gone.

World English Bible

They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.

Darby Translation

They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity.

Douay-Rheims

They are consumed, and are broken together: they could not save him that carried them, and they themselves shall go into captivity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They stoop, they bow down together, they could not deliver the burden; and themselves are gone into captivity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led away captive.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πεινῶντι, οὐκ ἰσχύοντι, ἅμα, οἳ οὐ δυνήσονται σωθῆναι ἀπὸ πολέμου, αὐτοὶ δὲ αἰχμάλωτοι ἤχθησαν.