Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! Yahweh, is about to hurl thee, with a hurl, O mighty man, - And roll thee with a roll;
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
Bible in Basic English
See, O strong man, the Lord will send you violently away, gripping you with force,
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.
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
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 22:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Regarding Shebna
16 What doest thou here? And whom hast thou here? That thou hast hewn for thyself here a sepulchre, - As one hewing on high his sepulchre, Cutting out in the cliff a habitation for himself? 17 Lo! Yahweh, is about to hurl thee, with a hurl, O mighty man, - And roll thee with a roll; 18 He will, toss, thee, with a toss, like a ball, into a country wide on both hands, - There, shalt thou die, And there shall thy glorious chariots be the contempt of the house of thy lord.
Names
Cross References
Esther 7:8
When, the king, returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine, Haman, was lying prostrate upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he, even dare to force the queen, while I am in the house? No sooner had the word gone forth out of the mouth of the king, than, the face of Haman, they had covered.
Job 9:24
The earth, hath been given into the hand of a lawless one, The faces of her judges, he covereth, If not, then who is it?
Jeremiah 14:3
And, their nobles have sent their menials to the waters, - They have been to the pits, They have found no water They have returned, their vessels empty, They are pale and ashamed and have covered their heads.