Isaiah 19:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 19:8 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 →
וְאָנוּ֙
ʼânâh
H578
to mourn
הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים
dayâg
H1771
fisherman
וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י
shâlak
H7993
to throw
בַיְא֖וֹר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
חַכָּ֑ה
chakkâh
H2443
hook
וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י
pâras
H6566
to spread out
מִכְמֹ֛רֶת
mikmereth
H4365
net
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵי
pânîym
H6440
face
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
אֻמְלָֽלוּ
ʼâmal
H535
to be weak
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters shall languish.
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King James Version Public Domain
The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the fishermen will lament, and all of the ones casting a hook into the Nile will mourn, and the ones spreading a net upon the face of the waters will be enfeebled.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).