KJV King James Version
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.
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Isaiah 14:31
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
WEB World English Bible
Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
ASV American Standard Version
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Howl, O gate; cry, O city, Melted art thou, Philistia, all of thee, For from the north smoke hath come, And there is none alone in his set places.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 14
28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery flying serpent.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.
32 What shall [one] then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הֵילִ֤ילִֽיH3213 · ya.lalto wailשַׁ֙עַר֙H8179 · sha.argateזַֽעֲקִי־H2199 · za.aqto cry outעִ֔ירH5892 · irexcitementנָמ֖וֹגH4127 · mugto meltפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתH6429 · pe.le.shetPhilistiaכֻּלֵּ֑ךְH3605 · kolallכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforמִצָּפוֹן֙H6828 · tsa.phonnorthעָשָׁ֣ןH6227 · a.shansmokeבָּ֔אH935 · boto come (in): comeוְאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingבּוֹדֵ֖דH909 · ba.dadbe aloneבְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃H4151 · mo.adranks
Cross-references
Jeremiah 1:14Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.Isaiah 20:1In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery flying serpent.Jeremiah 25:16-20And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.Isaiah 13:6Howl ye; for the day of the LORD [is] at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.Isaiah 16:7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken.Isaiah 24:12In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.Isaiah 3:26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground.
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