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Isaiah 33:9

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33:9The land24 dries up25 and withers away;

the forest of Lebanon shrivels up26 and decays.

Sharon27 is like the desert;28

Bashan and Carmel29 are parched.30

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Footnotes

  1. 24 Or “earth” (); “the country.”
  2. 25 Or “mourns” ( 5 I אָבַל). lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See 24:4.
  3. 26 Heb “Lebanon is ashamed.” The Hiphil is exhibitive, expressing the idea, “exhibits shame.” In this context the statement alludes to the withering of vegetation.
  4. 27 Sharon was a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast. See 35:2.
  5. 28 Or “the Arabah” (). See 35:1.
  6. 29 Both of these areas were known for their trees and vegetation. See 2:13; 35:2.
  7. 30 Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so , ); “are stripped bare.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The land mourns and languishes;

Lebanon is confounded and withers away;

Sharon is like a desert,

and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The land dries up and wastes away,

Lebanon is ashamed and withers;

Sharon is like the Arabah,

and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The land mourns and withers;

Lebanon is ashamed and wilted.

Sharon is like a desert;

Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

NLTNew Living Translation

The land of Israel wilts in mourning.

Lebanon withers with shame.

The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.

Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The land mourns; it languishes.

Lebanon feels abashed; it withers.

Sharon is like the desert,

and Bashan and Carmel are losing their leaves.

KJV 1900King James Version

The earth mourneth and languisheth:

Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down:

Sharon is like a wilderness;

And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.