Isaiah Chapter 8 verse 22 Holy Bible

ASV Isaiah 8:22

and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness `they shall be' driven away.
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BBE Isaiah 8:22

And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.
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DARBY Isaiah 8:22

and they will look to the earth; and behold, trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into thick darkness.
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KJV Isaiah 8:22

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
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WBT Isaiah 8:22


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WEB Isaiah 8:22

and they shall look to the earth, and see, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness [they shall be] driven away.
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YLT Isaiah 8:22

And unto the land it looketh attentively, And lo, adversity and darkness! -- Dimness, distress, and thick darkness is driven away, But not the dimness for which she is in distress!
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 22. - They shall look unto the earth. For necessary nutriment, or simply as the place to which downcast and despairing eyes are turned naturally. They shall be driven to darkness. So Kay, who thinks the Captivity is meant; but it seems better to render the whole passage, with Mr. Cheyne, "They shall look to earth, and behold, distress and darkness, gloom of affliction, and thick darkness driven (upon them)." The darkness is spoken of as if it were a thing palpable, like rain or snow (comp. Exodus 10:21).

Ellicott's Commentary