Isaiah 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 17:9 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 →
בַּיּ֨וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֜וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִהְי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עָרֵ֣י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מָעֻזּ֗וֹ
mâʻôwz
H4581
refuge
כַּעֲזוּבַ֤ת
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
הַחֹ֨רֶשׁ֙
chôresh
H2793
forest
וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר
ʼâmîyr
H534
summit
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָזְב֔וּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְהָיְתָ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמָמָֽה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
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World English Bible Public Domain
In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation.
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King James Version Public Domain
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In that day, the cities of his strength will be like the abandoned of the forest and the bough, which they abandoned from the face of the sons of Israel, and it will be a desolation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).