Isaiah 21:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 21:2 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 →
חָז֥וּת
châzûwth
H2380
vision
קָשָׁ֖ה
qâsheh
H7186
hard
הֻגַּד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִ֑י
הַבּוֹגֵ֤ד
bâgad
H898
to betray
בּוֹגֵד֙
bâgad
H898
to betray
וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
שׁוֹדֵ֔ד
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
עֲלִ֤י
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עֵילָם֙
ʻÊylâm
H5867
Elam
צוּרִ֣י
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
מָדַ֔י
Mâday
H4074
Media
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אַנְחָתָ֖ה
ʼănâchâh
H585
groaning
הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי
shâbath
H7673
to cease
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World English Bible Public Domain
A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing of it have I made to cease.
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King James Version Public Domain
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A harsh vision has been declared to me: “The deceiver is deceiving, and the destroyer is destroying. Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media! I will make all of her groaning cease.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).