Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Look Out! The LORD is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He will fold you up completely,
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,
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.
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
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 22:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Regarding Shebna
16 "Come, go to this steward, to Shebna who is in charge of the household, and ask him: "What are you doing here, and who are your relatives here that you could carve out a grave for yourself here cutting out a tomb at the choicest location, chiseling out a resting place for yourself out of solid rock? 17 Look Out! The LORD is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He will fold you up completely, 18 rolling you up tightly like a ball and throwing you into a large country. There you will die, and there your splendid chariots will lie. You're a disgrace to your master's house!
Names
Cross References
Esther 7:8
When the king returned to the banquet hall from the palace garden, Haman was prostrate on the couch where Esther was. The king asked, "Will this man even assault the queen with me in the house?" The king had no sooner spoken than they covered Haman's face.
Job 9:24
A land is given into the hands of a wicked person; he covers the faces of its judges. If it is not God, then who is it?"
Jeremiah 14:3
Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame.