Isaiah 26:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 26:17 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 →
כְּמ֤וֹ
kᵉmôw
H3644
like
הָרָה֙
hâreh
H2030
pregnant
תַּקְרִ֣יב
qârab
H7126
to approach
לָלֶ֔דֶת
yâlad
H3205
to bear
תָּחִ֥יל
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
תִּזְעַ֖ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ
chebel
H2256
cord
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
הָיִ֥ינוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As a pregnant draws near to delivering writhes, she cries out in her pangs, thus we have been from your face, Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).