Isaiah 8:21

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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Other Translations for Isaiah 8:21

BSB
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
AKJV
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
CPDV
And he will pass by it; he will fall and become hungry. And when he is hungry, he will become angry, and he will speak evil against his king and his God, and he will lift himself upward.
ERV
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward.
NHEB
They will pass through it, greatly distressed and hungry; and it will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse by their king and by their God. They will turn their faces upward,
SMT
And passing through it, harshly oppressed and hungry; and it was when he shall be hungry, and they brake forth and cursed against their king and their God, and looked upwards.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Isaiah 8:21

AndtheyshallpassH5674VerbthroughithardlybesteadH7185VerbandhungryH7457AdjectiveanditshallcometopassthatwhentheyshallbehungryH7456VerbtheyshallfretH7107VerbthemselvesandcurseH7043VerbtheirkingH4428Noun MasculineandtheirGodH430Noun MasculineandlookH6437VerbupwardH4605

Commentary for Isaiah 8:21

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Overview of Isaiah 8:21
Summary
Hunger and suffering produce cursing
Event
Description of judgment's human toll
Estimated Time Period
c. 740 BC
Category
Lament