Isaiah 17:13 Hebrew Word Analysis

0The nationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםh3816
1like the rushingכִּשְׁא֞וֹןh7588
2watersמַ֤יִםh4325
3of manyרַבִּים֙h7227
4shall rushיִשָּׁא֔וּןh7582
5but God shall rebukeוְגָ֥עַרh1605
6בּ֖וֹh0
7them and they shall fleeוְנָ֣סh5127
8far offמִמֶּרְחָ֑קh4801
9and shall be chasedוְרֻדַּ֗ףh7291
10as the chaffכְּמֹ֤ץh4671
11of the mountainsהָרִים֙h2022
15beforeלִפְנֵ֥יh6440
13the windר֔וּחַh7307
14and like a rolling thingוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לh1534
15beforeלִפְנֵ֥יh6440
16the whirlwindסוּפָֽה׃h5492

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But he will put a stop to them, and make them go in flight far away, driving them like the waste of the grain on the tops of the mountains before the wind, and like the circling dust before the storm.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The nations rush as the rushing of many waters; but he will rebuke them, and they shall flee far away, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a whirling [of dust] before the whirlwind:

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Nations as the wasting of many waters are wasted, And He hath pushed against it, And it hath fled afar off, And been pursued as chaff of hills before wind, And as a rolling thing before a hurricane.