Isaiah 22:17 - Tree of Life Version Behold, strong man, Adonai is about to hurl you headlong, and seize you firmly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, the Lord will hurl you away violently, O you strong man; yes, He will take tight hold of you and He will surely cover you [with shame]. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely. Common English Bible The LORD is about to hurl you down, mighty man! He is surely going to cover you with darkness; Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the Lord will cause you to be carried away, like a domesticated rooster, and he will remove you, like an outer garment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, the Lord will cause thee to be carried away, as a cock is carried away: and he will lift thee up as a garment. |
When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the same couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, “Will he also assault the queen while she is with me in the palace?” As soon as these words came out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
If the land falls into the hand of the wicked He blindfolds the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
‘What are you doing here, and who are you to be here, that you cut out a grave for yourself, carving out a tomb on the height, chiseling a crypt for yourself in the rock?
He will roll you up tightly and toss you like a ball into a large country. There you will die, and your glorious chariots will be the shame of your Master’s house.
For thus says Adonai: “I am about to hurl the inhabitants out of the land. At this time I will press hard on them so that they will be found out.”
Their nobles will send their lads for water. They come to the cisterns, but find no water. Their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.