Isaiah 17:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 17:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְאֻמִּ֗ים
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
כִּשְׁא֞וֹן
shâʼôwn
H7588
roar
מַ֤יִם
mayim
H4325
water
רַבִּים֙
rab
H7227
many
יִשָּׁא֔וּן
shâʼâh
H7582
to crash
וְגָ֥עַר
gâʻar
H1605
to rebuke
בּ֖וֹ
וְנָ֣ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק
merchâq
H4801
distant place
וְרֻדַּ֗ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
כְּמֹ֤ץ
môts
H4671
chaff
הָרִים֙
har
H2022
mountain
לִפְנֵי
pânîym
H6440
face
ר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל
galgal
H1534
whirlwind
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
סוּפָֽה
çûwphâh
H5492
Suphah
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World English Bible Public Domain
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
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King James Version Public Domain
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The peoples roar like the roar of many waters, but he will rebuke him, and he will flee far away, and he will be pursued, like chaff of the mountains to the face of the wind, and like tumbleweed to the face of a whirlwind.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).