Isaiah 24:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 24:20 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 →
נ֣וֹעַ
nûwaʻ
H5128
to shake
תָּנ֤וּעַ
nûwaʻ
H5128
to shake
אֶ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹר
shikkôwr
H7910
drunken
וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖ה
nûwd
H5110
to shake
כַּמְּלוּנָ֑ה
mᵉlûwnâh
H4412
hut
וְכָבַ֤ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
עָלֶ֨יהָ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּשְׁעָ֔הּ
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
וְנָפְלָ֖ה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹסִ֥יף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
קֽוּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
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World English Bible Public Domain
The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway back and forth like a hammock; and the disobedience of it shall be heavy on it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.
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King James Version Public Domain
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Reeling, the earth reels like a drunkard, and it sways like a hut. And its transgression is heavy upon it, and it will fall and not add to arise.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).