Isaiah 8:22 Parallel Translations

They will look at the earth and see only distress and gloom. They will go in anguish and be forced into darkness.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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.

JPS:

or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.

WBS:

And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

WEB:

and look to the earth, and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.

YLT:

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!

Isaiah 8:22 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 5:30 And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.

Isaiah 59:9 Therefore justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for light He makes it into deep darkness, And turns it into gloom.

Amos 5:18 Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you? It will be darkness and not light;

Amos 5:20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?

Zephaniah 1:14 Near is the great day of the LORD, Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the LORD! In it the warrior cries out bitterly.

Zephaniah 1:15 A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

8:22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and {c} darkness, dimness of anguish; and [they shall be] driven to darkness.
(c) They will think that heaven and earth and all creatures are bent against them to trouble them.

WES:

8:22 Earth - Finding no help from heaven, they turn their eyes downward, looking hither and thither for comfort.

MHC:

8:17-22 The prophet foresaw that the Lord would hide his face; but he would look for his return in favour to them again. Though not miraculous signs, the children's names were memorials from God, suited to excite attention. The unbelieving Jews were prone to seek counsel in difficulties, from diviners of different descriptions, whose foolish and sinful ceremonies are alluded to. Would we know how we may seek to our God, and come to the knowledge of his mind? To the law and to the testimony; for there you will see what is good, and what the Lord requires. We must speak of the things of God in the words which the Holy Ghost teaches, and be ruled by them. To those that seek to familiar spirits, and regard not God's law and testimony, there shall be horror and misery. Those that go away from God, go out of the way of all good; for fretfulness is a sin that is its own punishment. They shall despair, and see no way of relief, when they curse God. And their fears will represent every thing as frightful. Those that shut their eyes against the light of God's word, will justly be left to darkness. All the miseries that ever were felt or witnessed on earth, are as nothing, compared with what will overwhelm those who leave the words of Christ, to follow delusions.

CONC:

Adversity Anguish Attentively Behold Black Clouds Dark Darkness Dimness Distress Driven Fearful Gloom Outspread Seeing Thick Thrust Trouble Utter

Adversity Anguish Attentively Black Clouds Dark Darkness Dimness Distress Driven Earth Fearful Gloom Night Outspread Thick Thrust Trouble Utter

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