Isaiah 10:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 10:15 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 →
הֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙
pâʼar
H6286
to glorify
הַגַּרְזֶ֔ן
garzen
H1631
axe
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֹצֵ֣ב
châtsab
H2672
to hew
בּ֑וֹ
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
הַמַּשּׂוֹר֙
massôwr
H4883
saw
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מְנִיפ֔וֹ
nûwph
H5130
to wave
כְּהָנִ֥יף
nûwph
H5130
to wave
שֵׁ֨בֶט֙
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מְרִימָ֔יו
rûwm
H7311
to rise
כְּהָרִ֥ים
rûwm
H7311
to rise
מַטֶּ֖ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עֵֽץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shall the axe boast itself against him who hews therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? as if a rod should wield those who lift it up, [or] as if a staff should lift up [him who is] not wood.
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King James Version Public Domain
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Does the axe exalt itself against the one hewing with it? Or does the saw magnify itself against the one moving it? As if a rod wielded its lifter! As if a club lifted not wood!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).