King James Version

Isaiah 5:17

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

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וְרָע֥וּveravand companionרָעָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and companion”, a completed action in a sequenceH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.כְבָשִׂ֖יםkhevasimlambכֶּבֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.כְּדָבְרָ֑םkedaveramas foldדֹּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as fold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1699a pasture (from its arrangement of the flock)fold, manner.וְחָרְב֥וֹתvecharevotand decayed placeחׇרְבָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and decayed place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2723properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolationdecayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).מֵחִ֖יםmechimfatlingמֵחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fatling”, the ordinary formH4220fat; figuratively, richfatling (one).גָּרִ֥יםgarimfearגּוּרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.יֹאכֵֽלוּyokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

And fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consume.

World English Bible

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.

Darby Translation

And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Douay-Rheims

And the lambs shall feed according to their order, and strangers shall eat the deserts turned into fruitfulness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that were spoiled shall be fed as bulls, and lambs shall feed on the waste places of them that are taken away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ βοσκηθήσονται οἱ διηρπασμένοι ὡς ταῦροι, καὶ τὰς ἐρήμους τῶν ἀπειλημμένων ἄρνες φάγονται.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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