Isaiah 8:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and they shall look{H5027} unto the earth,{H776} and behold, distress{H6869} and darkness,{H2825} the gloom{H4588} of anguish;{H6695} and into thick darkness{H653} [they shall be] driven{H5080} away.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they shall look{H5027}{(H8686)} unto the earth{H776}; and behold trouble{H6869} and darkness{H2825}, dimness{H4588} of anguish{H6695}; and they shall be driven{H5080}{(H8794)} to darkness{H653}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and beholde, there is trouble and darcknesse, vexacion is rounde aboute him, and the cloude of erroure And out of soch aduersite, shall he not escape.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when he shall looke to the earth, beholde trouble, and darkenes, vexation and anguish, and he is driuen to darkenes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And beholde there is trouble and darknesse, dymnesse is rounde about him, & he shalbe driuen into darknesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:30 : 30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.
  • Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
  • Zeph 1:14-15 : 14 The great day of the Lord is near, near and rapidly approaching. The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; there, even the mighty warrior cries out. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.
  • Matt 8:12 : 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him out into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, distress among nations, confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Jude 1:13 : 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
  • Jer 23:12 : 12 Therefore, their path will become for them like slippery places in the darkness. They will be pushed and fall there, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 30:6-7 : 6 Ask now and see: Can a man give birth? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, and every face turned pale? 7 Alas! That day is great, so that there is none like it. It is a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved from it.
  • Amos 5:18-20 : 18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you desire it? The day of the Lord will be darkness and not light. 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him. 20 Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
  • Isa 9:1 : 1 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned.
  • 2 Chr 15:5-6 : 5 In those days, there was no peace for those who went out or those who came in, but great unrest troubled all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.
  • Job 18:18 : 18 He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

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    20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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    30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.

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    22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.

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    10 Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

  • Joel 2:6
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    6 Before them, nations writhe in anguish; every face turns pale.

  • Jer 13:16
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    16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.

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    2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.

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    15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.

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    8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.

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    8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.

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    25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.

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    15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

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    2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty army comes, unlike any seen before, and none will be seen again for generations to follow.

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    10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon will not shine its light.

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    14 They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.

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    5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.

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    15 We hoped for peace, but no good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but there is only terror.

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    2 He has driven me away and brought me into darkness, not into light.

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    6 Therefore night will come over you—without visions; the darkness will fall—without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will grow dark for them.

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    23 Let their table before them become a snare, and their security a trap.

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    26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

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    30 They will mourn over you with loud cries, bitterly wailing, throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

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    18 He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.

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  • Job 18:6
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    6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.

  • Jer 4:23
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    23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

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    29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.

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    24 Distress and anguish terrify him; they overpower him like a king prepared for battle.

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