King James Version

Isaiah 8:22

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

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וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶ֖רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.יַבִּ֑יטyabitlookנָבַטverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “look”, an unfinished actionH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.וְהִנֵּ֨הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.צָרָ֤הtsarahtroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙vachashekhahand darknessחֲשֵׁכָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and darkness”, the ordinary formH2825darkness; figuratively, miserydarkness.מְע֣וּףmeufdimnessמָעוּףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dimness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4588darknessdimness.צוּקָ֔הtsuqahanguishצוֹקnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anguish”, the ordinary formH6695a strait, i.e. (figuratively) distressanguish, [idiom] troublous.וַאֲפֵלָ֖הvaafelahand darkאֲפֵלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and dark”, the ordinary formH653duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealmentdark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.מְנֻדָּֽחmenudachbanishנָדַחverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “banish”, a verb used as a describing wordH5080to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they shall look unto the earth, and, behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness they shall be driven away.

Young’s Literal Translation

And unto the land it looketh attentively, And lo, adversity and darkness! — Dimness, distress, and thick darkness is driven away, But not the dimness for which she is in distress!

World English Bible

then look to the earth and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.

Darby Translation

and they will look to the earth; and behold, trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into thick darkness.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they shall look on the earth below, and behold severe distress, and darkness, affliction, and anguish, and darkness so that one cannot see; and he that is in anguish shall not be distressed only for a time.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ εἰς τὴν γῆν κάτω ἐμβλέψονται· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀπορία στενὴ, καὶ σκότος, θλίψις, καὶ στενοχωρία, καὶ σκότος ὥστε μὴ βλέπειν· καὶ οὐκ ἀπορηθήσεται ὁ ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ ὢν ἕως καιροῦ.