Isaiah 1-3
1:4 they are gone away backwards
given to corruption
1:13 vain oblations
meaningless offerings
1:14 they are a trouble unto me
They have become a burdon to me
1:24 I will ease me of mine adversaries
I will vent my wrath on my foes
1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired , and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen .
You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted ; you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen .
1:31 the strong shall be as tow
the mighty man will become tinder
2:6 they please themselves in the children of strangers
clasp hands with pagans
2:9 the mean man boweth down
people will be brought low
2:16 upon all pleasant pictures
every stately vessel
3:1 the stay and the staff
both supply and support
3:3 the eloquent orator
clever enchanter
3:4 babes shall rule over them
children will govern them
3:7 I will not be a healer
I have no remedy
3:8 to provoke the eyes of his glory
defying his glorious presence
3:10 they shall eat the fruit of their doings
they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds
3:12 destroy the way of the paths
they turn you from the path
3:17 the Lord will discover their secret parts
the Lord will make their scalps bald
3:18 their cauls , and their round tires like the moon
crescent necklaces
3:24 instead of a girdle a rent ... a stomacher ... burning instead of beauty
instead of a sash , a rope ... instead of fine clothing , sackcloth ... instead of beauty , branding
Archaic Words In The KJV
Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Rippon, May 24, 2006.
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Isaiah 4-9
4:5 for upon all the glory shall be a defence
over everything the glory will be a canopy .
5:13 they have no knowledge
for lack of understanding
5:14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself , and openeth her mouth without measure
Therefore the grave enlarges its appetite and opens wide its mouth
5:17 Then shall lambs feed after their manner , and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat .
Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture ; lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich .
5:18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity
Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit
5:19 Let him make speed
Let God hurry
5:21 prudent
clever
5:23 take away the righteousness of the righteous from him
deny justice to the innocent
5:26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from afar , and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth .
He lifts up a banner for the distant nations , he whistles for those at the ends of the earth .
7:4 neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands
Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood
7:20 the hair of the feet
the hair of your legs
7:25 the treading of lesser cattle
where sheep run
8:9 Associate yourselves
Raise the war cry
8:12 confederacy
conspiracy
8:19 wizards that peep
spiritists who whisper
8:21 hardly bestead and hungry
distressed and hungry
9:1 the dimness
gloom
9:8 it hath lighted on Israel .
it will fall on Israel .
9:12 his hand is stretched out ( same terminology in 9:17 , and 10:4 )
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Ironic- I read the passage in Isa. 8:21 today and was wondering what 'bestead' meant. I underlined it to look up later and here is this post from Rippon.
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Providential -- God works that way . That's neat ( is that an archaic word these days ?) Mexdeaf . One should not have to use a special decoder ring to understand something written in their own language , supposedly . Thank the Lord for newer versions which communicate in today's language and yet are faithful to the original .
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Isaiah 10 - 15
10:1 that write grievousness which they have prescribed
to those who issue oppressive decrees
10:5 the staff in their hand is mine indignation
in whose hand is the club of my wrath !
10:13 I am prudent
I have understanding
10:16 send among his fat ones leanness
send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors
10:18 and they shall be as when a standard bearer fainteth
as when sick people waste away
10:23 shall make a consumption
will carry out the destruction
10:33 the high ones of stature shall be hewn down
The lofty tress will be felled .
11:10 an ensign of the people ... his rest shall be glorious
as a banner for the peoples ... his resting place shall be glorious
13:2 shake the hand
beckon to them
13:3 my sanctified ones
my holy ones
13:8 their faces shall be as flames
their faces aflame
13:11 the terrible
the ruthless
13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold
I will make people scarcer than pure gold
13:21 satyrs shall dance about
wild goats will leap about
13:22 wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses
hyenas will inhabit her strongholds
14:11 viols
harps
14:16 shall narrowly look upon thee
stare at you
14:23 the bittern , and pools of water
a place for owls and into swampland
15:5 the mounting up ... they shall raise up a cry of destruction
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Isaiah 16 - 24
16:11 my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab
My heart laments for Moab like a harp
17:10 and shalt set it with strange slips
and plant imported vines
18:2 to a nation scattered and peeled , to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto ; a nation meted out and trodden down , whose land the rivers have spoiled !
to a people tall and smooth-skinned , to a people feared far and wide , an aggressive nation of strange speech , whose land is divided by rivers .
18:4 like a clear heat upon herbs
like shimmering heat in the sunshine
19:14 The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof
The Lord has poured into them a spirit of dizziness
19:17 every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself
everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified
21:2 ( also 24:16 ) the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously
The trader betrays
21:13 The burden upon Arabia
A prophecy concerning Arabia
21:14 they prevented with their bread him that fled
bring food for the fugitives
22:2 full of stirs
so full of commotion
22:5 of perplexity
terror
22:8 the house of the forest
the Palace of the Forest
22:25 the burden that was upon it shall be cut off
the load hanging on it will be cut down
23:1 it is revealed to them
word has come to them
23:2 have replentished
have enriched
23:10 there is no more strength
for you no longer have a harbor
23:18 shall be holiness to the Lord
be set apart for the Lord
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I thought that there were a number of verses in my last post , citing phrases from chapters 16-24 , which were particulary difficult in the KJV . Take another look at 17:10 ; 18:2 ; 21:14 ; 23:10 ; and 24:15 for examples .
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Isaiah 27 - 29
27:8 In measure , when it shouteth forth , thou wilt debate with it
By warfare and exile you contend with her
28:6 a spirit of judgment
a spirit of justice
28:7 have erred through wine
stagger from wine
28:16 he that believeth shall not make haste
the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic
28:18 your agreement with hell
your agreement with the realm of the dead
28:29 and excellent in working
whose wisdom is magnificent
29:4 as of one that hath a familiar spirit
come ghostlike
29:5 the multitude of thy strangers
many enemies
29:7 and her munition
her fortress
29:9 Stay yourselves
Be stunned
29:21 That make a man an offender for a word
those who with a word make someone out to be guilty
29:24 They also erred in spirit
Those who are wayward in spirit
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Isaiah 30 - 33
30:6 The burden of the beasts of the south
A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev
30:7 Their strength is to sit still
I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing .
30:26 the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people
the Lord binds up the bruises of his people
30:28 the sieve of vanity
the sieve of destruction
30:29 a holy solemnity is kept
you celebrate a holy festival
30:30 and shall shew the lighting down of his arm
and will make them see his arm coming down
30:32 the grounded staff shall pass which the Lord will lay upon him
every stroke the Lord lays on them with his punishing club
32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal , nor the churl said to be bountiful .
No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected .
32:6 the vile person shall speak villany
fools speak folly
32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things , and by liberal things shall he stand .
But the noble make noble plans , and by noble deeds they stand .
33:2 be thou their arm every morning
Be our strength every morning
33:6 wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
the sure foundation for your times , a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge
33:8 the wayfaring man ceaseth ... he regardeth no man
no travelers are on the roads ... no one is respected
33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror
you will ponder the former terror
33:19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people , a people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive
You will see these arrogant people no more , people whose speech is obscure
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Isaiah 34 - 49
34:8 for the controversy of Zion .
to uphold Zion's cause .
34:17 divided it unto them by line
distributes them by measure
36:5 ( but they are vain words )
empty words
38:10 I am deprived of the residue of my years .
robbed of the rest of my years ?
41:2 called him to his foot
calling him in righteousness to his service ?
41:21 Produce your cause
Present your case
42:1 he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles
he will bring justice to the nations
44:9 their delectable things shall not profit
the things they treasure are worthless
44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars
who foils the signs of false prophets
47:6 I have polluted mine inheritance
descrecated my inheritance
48:17 which teacheth thee to profit
who teaches you what is best for you
49:6 It is a light thing
It is too small a thing
49:21 where had they been ?
where have they come from ?
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Isaiah 53 - 65
53:8 who shall declare his generation ?
Yet who of his generation protested ?
57:10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way
You wearied yourself by such going about
57:14 Cast ye up , cast ye up , prepare the way
Build up , build up , prepare the road !
57:19 I create the fruit of the lips
creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel
58:3 exact all your labours .
and exploit all your workers .
58:4 ye fast for strife and debate
Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife
58:9 the putting forth of the finger , and speaking vanity
with the pointing finger and malicious talk .
58:10 if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry
if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
59:14 truth is fallen in the street , and equity cannot enter .
truth has stumbled in the streets , honesty cannot enter .
59:16 and wondered that there was no intercessor
was appalled that there was no one to intervene
60:5 flow together
be radiant
61:3 spirit of heaviness
spirit of despair
61:8 For I the Lord love judgment
For I , the Lord , love justice
65:20 the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed .
those who fail to reach a hundred will be considered accursed .
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So, after ten pages.....your point is?
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The point is that there are archaic words when we read 17th century English.
Something I don't think anyone would dispute.
I think your point is well made Rippon
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