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Isaiah 5:29

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

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שְׁאָגָ֥הsheagahroaringשְׁאָגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “roaring”, the ordinary formH7581a rumbling or moanroaring.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכַּלָּבִ֑יאkalavias lionלָבִיאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH3833to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).ושאגvshgand roarשָׁאַגconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and roar”, a completed action in a sequenceH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.יִשְׁאַ֨גyishagroarשָׁאַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “roar”, an unfinished actionH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.כַּכְּפִירִ֤יםkakfirimas lionכְּפִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).וְיִנְהֹם֙veyinhomand mournנָהַםconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and mourn”, an unfinished actionH5098to growlmourn, roar(-ing).וְיֹאחֵ֣זveyochezand holdאָחַזconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hold”, an unfinished actionH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).טֶ֔רֶףterefleafטֶרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leaf”, the ordinary formH2964something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodleaf, meat, prey, spoil.וְיַפְלִ֖יטveyaflitand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and deliver”, an unfinished actionH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַצִּֽילmatsildefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “defend”, a verb used as a describing wordH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions, yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.

Young’s Literal Translation

Its roaring [is] like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.

World English Bible

Their roaring will be like a lioness. They will roar like young lions. Yes, they shall roar, and seize their prey and carry it off, and there will be no one to deliver.

Darby Translation

Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar as the young lions; yea, they growl, and snatch the prey, and carry it away safe, and there is none to deliver;

Douay-Rheims

Their roaring like that of a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea they shall roar, and take hold of the prey, and they shall keep fast hold of it, and there shall be none to deliver it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions, yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They rage as lions, and draw nigh as a lion's whelps: and he shall seize, and roar as a wild beast, and he shall cast them forth, and there shall be none to deliver them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀργιῶσιν ὡς λέοντες, καὶ παρέστηκαν ὡς σκύμνοι λέοντος· καὶ ἐπιλήψεται, καὶ βοήσει ὡς θηρίον, καὶ ἐκβαλεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ῥυόμενος αὐτούς.