Isaiah 1:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 1:7 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 →
אַרְצְכֶ֣ם
ʼerets
H776
land
שְׁמָמָ֔ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
עָרֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻîyr
H5892
city
שְׂרֻפ֣וֹת
sâraph
H8313
to burn
אֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
לְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙
neged
H5048
before
זָרִים֙
zûwr
H2114
to be strange
אֹכְלִ֣ים
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֹתָ֔הּ
ʼêth
H853
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וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת
mahpêkâh
H4114
overthrow
זָרִֽים
zûwr
H2114
to be strange
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence, And it is desolate, As overthrown by strangers.
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King James Version Public Domain
Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Your land a desolation, your cities have been burned with fire. Your ground, strangers are devouring it before you, indeed, a desolation like the overthrow of strangers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).