Isaiah 23:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 23:4 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 →
בּ֣וֹשִׁי
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
צִיד֔וֹן
Tsîydôwn
H6721
Sidon
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יָ֔ם
yâm
H3220
sea
מָע֥וֹז
mâʻôwz
H4581
refuge
הַיָּ֖ם
yâm
H3220
sea
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
חַ֣לְתִּי
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָלַ֗דְתִּי
yâlad
H3205
to bear
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
גִדַּ֛לְתִּי
gâdal
H1431
to grow
בַּחוּרִ֖ים
bâchûwr
H970
young man
רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי
rûwm
H7311
to rise
בְתוּלֽוֹת
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Have shame, Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not writhed and I have not birthed, and I have not raised young men, brought up virgins.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).