Isaiah 20:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 20:6 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 →
וְ֠אָמַר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יֹשֵׁ֨ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאִ֣י
ʼîy
H339
island
הַזֶּה֮
zeh
H2088
this
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַהוּא֒
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
כֹ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ
mabbâṭ
H4007
expectation
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַ֤סְנוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
לְעֶזְרָ֔ה
ʻezrâh
H5833
help
לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֑וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
וְאֵ֖יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
נִמָּלֵ֥ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
אֲנָֽחְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
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World English Bible Public Domain
The inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the dweller of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this our hope, where we fled there for help, to be delivered from the face of the king of Assyria! And we, how will we escape?’”
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