Isaiah 21:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 21:3 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
מָלְא֤וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
מָתְנַי֙
môthen
H4975
loins
חַלְחָלָ֔ה
chalchâlâh
H2479
trembling
צִירִ֣ים
tsîyr
H6735
messenger
אֲחָז֔וּנִי
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
כְּצִירֵ֖י
tsîyr
H6735
messenger
יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי
bâhal
H926
to terrify
מֵרְאֽוֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold on me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I can't hear; I am dismayed so that I can't see.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, my loins are full writhing; pangs like the pangs of one birthing have seized me. I am bent over from hearing; I am dismayed from seeing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).