Isaiah 14:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 14:23 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 →
וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְמוֹרַ֥שׁ
môwrâsh
H4180
possession
קִפֹּ֖ד
qippôwd
H7090
porcupine
וְאַגְמֵי
ʼăgam
H98
pool
מָ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙
ṭûwʼ
H2894
to sweep
בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א
maṭʼăṭêʼ
H4292
broom
הַשְׁמֵ֔ד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
נְאֻ֖ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says Yahweh of Hosts.
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King James Version Public Domain
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“And I will make it a possession of the bittern and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction” —the declaration of Yahweh of Armies. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).