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Isaiah 21

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse YLT Young's Literal Translation KJV King James Version
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through , From the wilderness it hath come , From a fearful land.
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through ; so it cometh from the desert , from a terrible land.
A hard vision hath been declared to me , The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying . Go up, O Elam , besiege, O Media , All its sighing I have caused to cease.
A grievous vision is declared unto me ; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth . Go up, O Elam : besiege, O Media ; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Therefore filled have been my loins ` with ' great pain , Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman , I have been bent down by hearing , I have been troubled by seeing.
Therefore are my loins filled with pain : pangs have taken hold upon me , as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it .
Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me , The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me ,
My heart panted , fearfulness affrighted me : the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me .
Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower , Eat, drink , rise , ye heads , anoint the shield ,
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower , eat, drink : arise , ye princes , and anoint the shield .
For thus said the Lord unto me : ` Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare. '
For thus hath the LORD said unto me , Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth .
And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass , the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention!
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses , and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
And he crieth -- a lion , `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day , And on my ward I am stationed whole nights .
And he cried , A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime , and I am set in my ward whole nights :
And lo , this , the chariot of a man is coming , A couple of horsemen. ' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen , fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth .
And, behold , here cometh a chariot of men , with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said , Babylon is fallen , is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground .
O my threshing, and the son of my floor , That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you !'
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor : that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you .
The burden of Dumah. Unto me is `one' calling from Seir ` Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? '
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir , Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night , If ye inquire , inquire ye , turn back , come. '
The watchman said, The morning cometh , and also the night : if ye will enquire , enquire ye : return , come.
The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive .
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty , they prevented with their bread him that fled .
For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle .
For they fled from the swords , from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war .
For thus said the Lord unto me : ` Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar .
For thus hath the LORD said unto me , Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
And the remnant of the number of bow-men , The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few , For Jehovah, God of Israel , hath spoken !'
And the residue of the number of archers , the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

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