King James Version

Isaiah 9:11

Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Isaiah 9:10.

וַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvaysagevand be excellentשָׂגַבconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be excellent”, the next action in the storyH7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figurativelydefend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, 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).צָרֵ֥יtsarenarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.רְצִ֖יןretsinRezinרְצִיןnoun, proper name — “Rezin”H7526Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an IsraeliteRezin.עָלָ֑יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).אֹיְבָ֖יוoyevayvenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יְסַכְסֵֽךְyesakhsekhecoverסָכַךְverb, pilpel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protectcover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-10) Therefore the LORD doth set upon high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore Jehovah will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

World English Bible

Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and arm his enemies,

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-10) Therefore the LORD doth set upon high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ῥάξει ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς ἐπανισταμένους ἐπὶ ὄρος Σιὼν ἐπὶ αὐτὸν, καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς διασκεδάσει·