Isaiah 21:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 21:9 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 →
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
בָא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
רֶ֣כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
צֶ֖מֶד
tsemed
H6776
yoke
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים
pârâsh
H6571
horse
וַיַּ֣עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָפְלָ֤ה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
נָֽפְלָה֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
פְּסִילֵ֥י
pᵉçîyl
H6456
idol
אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
שִׁבַּ֥ר
shâbar
H7665
to break
לָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
and, behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. He answered, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, this is coming: a chariot of a man, a pair of horsemen.” And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen! And all of the images of its gods one has shattered to the ground.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).