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Isaiah 22:17

Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

KJV

Ecce Dominus asportari te faciet, sicut asportatur gallus gallinaceus ; et quasi amictum, sic sublevabit te.

Vulgate

ἰδοὺ δὴ Κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐκβάλλει καὶ ἐκτρίψει ἄνδρα, καὶ ἀφελεῖ τὴν στολήν σου καὶ τὸν στέφανόν σου τὸν ἔνδοξον,

LXX

Behold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

ASV

הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְ/ךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְ/עֹטְ/ךָ֖ עָטֹֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גֶ֣בֶר
gbr
noun · 65×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
טַלְטֵלָ֖ה
tltlh
noun · 1×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַעְטֶ֑ה
y'th
verb · 17×
יָּ֤טֶל
ytl
verb · 14×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 7:8 — Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me
  • Jer 14:3 — And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads
  • Jer 22:26 — And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.