Isaiah 49:17
Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
KJV
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
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Commentary
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6 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִֽהֲר֖וּ | mi.ha.Ru | they have made haste | H4116 → |
| בָּנָ֑יִךְ | ba.Na.yikh | children your | H1121 → |
| מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ | me.ha.re.Sa.yikh | [those who] tear down you | H2040 → |
| וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ | u.ma.cha.ri.Va.yikh | and [those who] make desolate you | H2717 → |
| מִמֵּ֥ךְ | mi.Mekh | from you | H4480 → |
| יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ | ye.Tze.'u | they will go out | H3318 → |
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