King James Version
Isaiah 8:22 in the King James Version says “And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to dar...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.”
Isaiah 8:22 · KJV
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. no: Heb. no morning
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.
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they shall look”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“and they shall be driven”
H5080to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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