Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
See, O strong man, the Lord will send you violently away, gripping you with force,
New American Standard Bible
And He is about to grasp you firmly
King James Version
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Holman Bible
Look, you strong man! The Lord is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
International Standard Version
Look Out! The LORD is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He will fold you up completely,
A Conservative Version
Behold, LORD, like a [strong] man, will hurl thee away violently. Yea, he will wrap thee up closely.
American Standard Version
Behold, Jehovah, like a'strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.
Amplified
‘Listen carefully, the Lord is about to hurl you away violently, O man;
And He is about to grasp you firmly
Darby Translation
Behold, Jehovah will hurl thee with the force of a mighty man, and will cover thee entirely.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, Jehovah casting thee down, the casting down of a man, and covering, he covered thee.
King James 2000
Behold, the LORD will carry you away with a mighty captivity, and will surely seize you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look! Yahweh [is] about to {really hurl} you, man! And he [is] about to grasp you firmly;
Modern King James verseion
Behold, Jehovah will hurl you with a hurling, O man, and grasps you with a grasping.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, the LORD shall carry thee away into captivity, and shall surely cover thee with confusion.
NET Bible
Look, the Lord will throw you far away, you mere man! He will wrap you up tightly.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, the LORD will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! Yahweh, is about to hurl thee, with a hurl, O mighty man, - And roll thee with a roll;
Webster
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
World English Bible
Behold, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, Jehovah is casting thee up and down, A casting up and down, O mighty one,
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 22:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Regarding Shebna
16 Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here? 17 See, O strong man, the Lord will send you violently away, gripping you with force, 18 Twisting you round and round like a ball he will send you out into a wide country: there you will come to your end, and there will be the carriages of your pride, O shame of your lord's house!
Names
Cross References
Esther 7:8
Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
Job 9:24
The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
Jeremiah 14:3
Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.