King James Version

Isaiah 8:9

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

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רֹ֤עוּrovbe worseרָעַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be worse”, a commandH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…עַמִּים֙amimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וָחֹ֔תּוּvachotvand abolishחָתַתconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and abolish”, a commandH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּvehaazinvand give earאָזַןconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and give ear”, a commandH238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listengive (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239 (אָזַן).כֹּ֖לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מֶרְחַקֵּיmerchaqefar . See also H1023מֶרְחָקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “far . See also H1023”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4801remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar(a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also H1023 (בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק).אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, 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.הִתְאַזְּר֣וּhitazrvbind aboutאָזַרverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bind about”, a commandH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).וָחֹ֔תּוּvachotvand abolishחָתַתconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and abolish”, a commandH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.הִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhitazrvbind aboutאָזַרverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bind about”, a commandH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).וָחֹֽתּוּvachotvand abolishחָתַתconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and abolish”, a commandH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.

World English Bible

Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!

Darby Translation

Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!

Douay-Rheims

Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, and be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye have strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνῶτε ἔθνη καὶ ἡττᾶσθε, ἐπακούσατε ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς· ἰσχυκότες ἡττᾶσθε· ἐὰν γὰρ πάλιν ἰσχύσητε, πάλιν ἡττηθήσεσθε.