Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 2 Verse 4

Depuis Monach jusqu'aupres de Sicille,
Toute la plage demourra desolee:
Il n'y aura fauxbourgs, cite, ne ville,
Que par Barbares pillee soit et vollee.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page, 698.) (d) Edgar Leoni. (a) has, 'iusque.' (a)(b)(c) have, 'sicile.' (a) has, 'fauxbourg.' (b) has, 'faux-bourgs.' (d) has, 'faubourg.' (c) has, 'vile.' (e) has, 'ni,' and 'volee.'

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Depuis= Since. Since then; from. Monach, as Monech=Monaco. Iusque= Till, until, unto, even. Aupres= Next to, close to, near to. Sicille= Sicily. Plage=coast, shore. Fauxbourgs= suburbs (of a town.) Soit, of Estre=being. Pillee= Pillaged, ransacked, robbed, ravaged, despoiled. Vollee, as volee= flight, flying as birds do at seasons end, thus to desert, lock stock and barrel, empty. Demourra, as Demeura= will be left, will remain; will be left behind. Ni=no, nor, neither. Desolee= Desolated, deserted, devastated, utterly ruined, wasted, destroyed; abandoned. Sicille= Sicily.

Thus, we might translate

From Monaco, up to near Sicily,
The entire coast will remain desolated,
There will remain no suburb, city nor village,
Not emptied and ransacked by the barbarians.

Further Reading and resources on Nostradamus

For more details on the books considered by these authors, and others, see Nostradamus references.

For further insight into the French words, treated, or deemed unnecessary, consult the Secret Vault Dictionary on words used by Nostradamus.

Variations in rendered French

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