Isaiah 21:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 21:8 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֖א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אַרְיֵ֑ה
ʼărîy
H738
lion
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִצְפֶּ֣ה
mitspeh
H4707
watchtower
אֲדֹנָ֗י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
אָנֹכִ֞י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
עֹמֵ֤ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
תָּמִיד֙
tâmîyd
H8548
continually
יוֹמָ֔ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔י
mishmereth
H4931
guard
אָנֹכִ֥י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נִצָּ֖ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַלֵּילֽוֹת
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
He cried as a lion: Lord, I stand continually on the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
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King James Version Public Domain
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he called out a lion, “Upon the watchtower, lord, I, I am standing continually by day, and at my guard post I, I am stationed all of the night.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).