Isaiah 24:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

1shall reelתָּנ֤וּעַh5128
1shall reelתָּנ֤וּעַh5128
2The earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙h776
3like a drunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרh7910
4and shall be removedוְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הh5110
5like a cottageכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הh4412
6thereof shall be heavyוְכָבַ֤דh3513
7עָלֶ֙יהָ֙h5921
8and the transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּh6588
9upon it and it shall fallוְנָפְלָ֖הh5307
10וְלֹאh3808
11againתֹסִ֥יףh3254
12and not riseקֽוּם׃h6965

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunkard, and is shaken like a night hut; and its transgression is heavy upon it; and it falleth and shall not rise again.

World English Bible (WEB)

The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway back and forth like a hammock; and the disobedience of it shall be heavy on it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunkard, And it hath been moved as a lodge, And heavy on it hath been its transgression, And it hath fallen, and addeth not to rise.