KJV King James Version
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; [so] it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
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Isaiah 21:1
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; [so] it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
WEB World English Bible
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.
ASV American Standard Version
The burden of the wilderness of the sea.As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. ‘Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 21
1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; [so] it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing [of it]; I was dismayed at the seeing [of it].
4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מַשָּׂ֖אH4853 · mas.saburdenמִדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouthיָ֑םH3220 · yamseaכְּסוּפ֤וֹתH5492 · su.phahwhirlwindבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙H5045 · ne.gevNegebלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףH2498 · cha.laphto passמִמִּדְבָּ֣רH4057 · mid.barmouthבָּ֔אH935 · boto come (in): comeמֵאֶ֖רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetנוֹרָאָֽה׃H3372 · ya.reto fear
Cross-references
Isaiah 14:23I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.Jeremiah 51:42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.Isaiah 13:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.Zechariah 9:14And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.Isaiah 13:20-22It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.Isaiah 17:1The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.Ezekiel 31:12And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.Daniel 11:40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.Job 37:9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.Isaiah 13:4-5The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.Isaiah 13:17-18Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and [as for] gold, they shall not delight in it.Ezekiel 30:11He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
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