Isaiah 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ה֣וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
גּ֣וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
חֹטֵ֗א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
עַ֚ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כֶּ֣בֶד
kâbêd
H3515
heavy
עָוֺ֔ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
זֶ֣רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
מְרֵעִ֔ים
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בָּנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
מַשְׁחִיתִ֑ים
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
עָזְב֣וּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נִֽאֲצ֛וּ
nâʼats
H5006
to despise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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קְד֥וֹשׁ
qâdôwsh
H6918
holy
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נָזֹ֥רוּ
zûwr
H2114
to be strange
אָחֽוֹר
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ah sinful nation, A people loaded with iniquity, A seed of evil-doers, Children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
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King James Version Public Domain
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe! A sinning nation, a people heavy of iniquity, seed of evildoers, sons acting corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh, they have despised the Holy of Israel, they have turned away backward.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).