Isaiah 18:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 18:2 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 →
הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
בַּיָּ֜ם
yâm
H3220
sea
צִירִ֗ים
tsîyr
H6735
messenger
וּבִכְלֵי
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
גֹמֶא֮
gômeʼ
H1573
reed
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵי
pânîym
H6440
face
מַיִם֒
mayim
H4325
water
לְכ֣וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מַלְאָכִ֣ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
קַלִּ֗ים
qal
H7031
swift
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גּוֹי֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ
mâshak
H4900
to draw
וּמוֹרָ֔ט
môwrâṭ
H4178
polished
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
נוֹרָ֖א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִן
min
H4480
from
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וָהָ֑לְאָה
hâlᵉʼâh
H1973
yonder
גּ֚וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
קַו
qav-qav
H6978
might
קָ֣ו
qav-qav
H6978
might
וּמְבוּסָ֔ה
mᵉbûwçâh
H4001
subjugation
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּזְא֥וּ
bâzâʼ
H958
to divide
נְהָרִ֖ים
nâhâr
H5104
stream
אַרְצֽוֹ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, [saying], Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!
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King James Version Public Domain
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
the one sending envoys by sea and in vessels of papyrus on the face of the waters! Go, swift messengers, to a nation heightened and shaved, to a people feared from it and beyond, a nation line, line and trampling, whose land rivers divide.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).