Isaiah 24:10

Hebrew Bible

8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. 10 The city of chaos is shattered; all the houses are shut up tight. 11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth. 12 The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.

LXX Isaiah 24:10

Septuagint

8 The joy of the drums has ceased; the stubbornness and wealth of the impious have ceased; the sound of the lyre has ceased. 9 They felt shame, did not drink wine; the sikeraa became bitter to those who drank it. 10 Every city was made desolate; he will shut up the house so that no one can enter. 11 Wail everywhere for the wine; all the joy of the earth has ceased. 12 And cities will be left desolate; abandoned houses will perish.

 Notes and References
"... The Septuagint of Isaiah has a minus in 24:10. In place of Hebrewּ ("the desolate town is destroyed"), the Greek reads ("every town is deserted"). Tov marks תֹהוּ as the minus. While there is no precedent for a שָׁבַר // ἐρημόω equivalent, the Isaiah translator uses ἔρημος as an equivalent for תֹהוּ in 34:11. This suggests that the minus pertains to נִשְׁבָּה. In either case, the translator has condensed the Hebrew phrase. There is also a significant transformation in 34:11 ... Tov suggests the Hebrew has been condensed into a single phrase, while καὶ οἰκοπετοῦνται οἰκήσουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ appears as a plus .. Isaiah 24:10 and 34:11 ... Alternatively, the translator has rendered only the first part of the Hebrew phrase accurately and, for whatever reason, rendered the second with καὶ οἰκοπετοῦνται οἰκήσουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ. Ottley notes these two possibilities and suggests the former option might be an addition from Isaiah 13:22 ..."

Fenlason, Aaron C. Translation Technique and the Intertextuality of Creation in LXX Isaiah 40-55 (p. 113) Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2022

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