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Isaiah 47:13

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

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נִלְאֵ֖יתnileytfaintלָאָהverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “faint”, a completed actionH3811to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgustedfaint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).בְּרֹ֣בberovin abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).עֲצָתָ֑יִךְatsatayikhadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.יַעַמְדוּyaamdvstandעָמַדverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “stand”, a wish or indirect commandH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…נָ֨אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְveyoshiukhand be safeיָשַׁעconjunction, verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and be safe”, a wish or indirect commandH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.הברוhvrvto be a horoscopistהָבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to be a horoscopist”, a completed actionH1895to be a horoscopist[phrase] (astro-) loger.הֹבְרֵ֣יhovereto be a horoscopistהָבַרverb, qal, participle, construct — “to be a horoscopist”, a verb used as a describing wordH1895to be a horoscopist[phrase] (astro-) loger.שָׁמַ֗יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).הַֽחֹזִים֙hachozimthe agreementחֹזֶהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the agreement”, a verb used as a describing wordH2374a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-) gazer.בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםbakokhavimin starכּוֹכָבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in star”, the ordinary formH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).מֽוֹדִיעִם֙modiimknowיָדַעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםlechodashimto monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רmeasherfrom becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “from because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָבֹ֖אוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עָלָֽיִךְalayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy counsels, Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee, Let the charmers of the heavens, Those looking on the stars, Those teaching concerning the months, From those things that come on thee!

World English Bible

You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Now let the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from the things that will happen to you.

Darby Translation

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the interpreters of the heavens, the observers of the stars, who predict according to the new moons what shall come upon thee, stand up, and save thee.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast failed in the multitude or thy counsels: let now the astrologers stand and save thee, they that gazed at the stars, and counted the months, that from them they might tell the things that shall come to thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art wearied in thy counsels. Let now the astrologers of the heaven stand and deliver thee, let them that see the stars tell thee what is about to come upon thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κεκοπίακας ἐν ταῖς βουλαῖς σου· στήτωσαν δὴ καὶ σωσάτωσάν σε οἱ ἀστρολόγοι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, οἱ ὁρῶντες τοὺς ἀστέρας ἀναγγειλάτωσάν σοι, τί μέλλει ἐπὶ σὲ ἔρχεσθαι.