Isaiah 17:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] the multitude of many peoples, As the sounding of seas they sound; And [to] the wasting of nations, As the wasting of mighty waters they are wasted.

King James Bible
Woe to the multitude of many people, [which] make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, [that] make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Hebrew
Alas,
ה֗וֹי (hō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha!

the tumult
הֲמוֹן֙ (hă·mō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

of many
רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

peoples—
עַמִּ֣ים (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

they rage
כַּהֲמ֥וֹת (ka·hă·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1993: To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor

like the roaring
יֶהֱמָי֑וּן (ye·hĕ·mā·yūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 1993: To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor

seas;
יַמִּ֖ים (yam·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

the uproar
וּשְׁא֣וֹן (ū·šə·’ō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7588: A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar

of the nations—
לְאֻמִּ֔ים (lə·’um·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3816: A community

they rumble
יִשָּׁאֽוּן׃ (yiš·šā·’ūn)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 7582: To make a din or crash, crash into ruins

like the crashing
כִּשְׁא֛וֹן (kiš·’ō·wn)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7588: A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar

of mighty
כַּבִּירִ֖ים (kab·bî·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3524: Great, mighty, much

waters.
מַ֥יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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