Isaiah 15:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 15:2 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 →
עָלָ֨ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַבַּ֧יִת
Bayith
H1006
Bajith
וְדִיבֹ֛ן
Dîybôwn
H1769
Dibon
הַבָּמ֖וֹת
bâmâh
H1116
high place
לְבֶ֑כִי
Bᵉkîy
H1065
weeping
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
נְב֞וֹ
Nᵉbôw
H5015
Nebo
וְעַ֤ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֵֽידְבָא֙
Mêydᵉbâʼ
H4311
Medeba
מוֹאָ֣ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
יְיֵלִ֔יל
yâlal
H3213
to howl
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
רֹאשָׁ֣יו
rôʼsh
H7218
head
קָרְחָ֔ה
qorchâh
H7144
baldness
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זָקָ֖ן
zâqân
H2206
beard
גְּרוּעָֽה
gâraʻ
H1639
to diminish
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World English Bible Public Domain
They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab wails over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.
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King James Version Public Domain
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
One goes up the house, and Dibon, the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness on all of its heads; every beard cut off.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).