Isaiah 25:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 25:4 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיִ֨יתָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מָע֥וֹז
mâʻôwz
H4581
refuge
לַדָּ֛ל
dal
H1800
poor
מָע֥וֹז
mâʻôwz
H4581
refuge
לָאֶבְי֖וֹן
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
בַּצַּר
tsar
H6862
distress
ל֑וֹ
מַחְסֶ֤ה
machăçeh
H4268
refuge
מִזֶּ֨רֶם֙
zerem
H2230
rain
צֵ֣ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
מֵחֹ֔רֶב
chôreb
H2721
dryness
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
ר֥וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
עָרִיצִ֖ים
ʻârîyts
H6184
awesome
כְּזֶ֥רֶם
zerem
H2230
rain
קִֽיר
qîyr
H7023
wall
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World English Bible Public Domain
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the awesome ones is as a storm against the wall.
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King James Version Public Domain
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you have been a fortress for the poor, a fortress for the needy in distress to him, a shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat, for the breath of the terrible like a storm a wall,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).