King James Version

Isaiah 6:12

And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

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וְרִחַ֥קverichaqand looseרָחַקconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and loose”, a completed action in a sequenceH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאָדָ֑םhaadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וְרַבָּ֥הverabahand aboundרַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and abound”, a completed action in a sequenceH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…הָעֲזוּבָ֖הhaazuvahthe forsakingעֲזוּבָהdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the forsaking”, a verb used as a describing wordH5805desertion (of inhabitants)forsaking.בְּקֶ֥רֶבbeqerevin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah hath put man far off, And great [is] the forsaken part in the heart of the land.

World English Bible

and Yahweh has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many within the land.

Darby Translation

and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the solitude be great in the midst of the land.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord shall remove men far away, and she shall be multiplied that was left in the midst of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And after this God shall remove the men far off, and they that are left upon the land shall be multiplied.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μακρυνεῖ ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, καὶ πληθυνθήσονται οἱ ἐγκαταλειφθέντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·