Isaiah 23:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 23:13 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 →
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2005
behold
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיָ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַשּׁ֖וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
יְסָדָ֣הּ
yâçad
H3245
to found
לְצִיִּ֑ים
tsîyîy
H6728
wild beast
הֵקִ֣ימוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
בחיניו
bachîyn
H971
watchtower
בַחוּנָ֗יו
bachîyn
H971
watchtower
עֹרְרוּ֙
ʻârar
H6209
to strip
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ
ʼarmôwn
H759
citadel
שָׂמָ֖הּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְמַפֵּלָֽה
mappâlâh
H4654
ruin
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces of it; they made it a ruin.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people is not. Assyria founded it for desert creatures. They set up its towers; they stripped its palaces; one made it a ruin.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).