KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Isaiah 21:2
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
WEB World English Bible
A grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media’s sighing.
ASV American Standard Version
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.
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.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.
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חָז֥וּתH2380 · cha.zutvisionקָשָׁ֖הH7186 · qa.shehsevereהֻגַּד־H5046 · na.gadto tellלִ֑יH9030 · nimeהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀H898 · ba.gadto act treacherouslyבּוֹגֵד֙H898 · ba.gadto act treacherouslyוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀H7703 · sha.dadto ruinשׁוֹדֵ֔דH7703 · sha.dadto ruinעֲלִ֤יH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעֵילָם֙H5867 · e.lamElamצוּרִ֣יH6696 · tsurto confineמָדַ֔יH4074 · ma.dayMadaiכָּל־H3605 · kolallאַנְחָתָ֖הH585 · a.na.chahsighingהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃H7673 · sha.vatto cease
Cross-references
Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.Jeremiah 49:34The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,Isaiah 24:16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, [even] glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.Psalm 60:3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.Revelation 13:10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.Daniel 5:28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.Jeremiah 51:27-28Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.Zechariah 1:15-16And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.Jeremiah 45:3Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.Psalm 79:11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;Jeremiah 31:11-12For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of [him that was] stronger than he.Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.Psalm 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer [is] strong; the LORD of hosts [is] his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.Psalm 137:1-3By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.Isaiah 22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
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