Isaiah 28:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 28:15 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָּרַ֤תְנֽוּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
בְרִית֙
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
מָ֔וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
וְעִם
ʻim
H5973
with
שְׁא֖וֹל
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
עָשִׂ֣ינוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חֹזֶ֑ה
chôzeh
H2374
seer
שיט
shayiṭ
H7885
rowing
שׁ֣וֹט
shôwṭ
H7752
whip
שׁוֹטֵ֤ף
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עבר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
יַֽעֲבֹר֙
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְבוֹאֵ֔נוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שַׂ֧מְנוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
כָזָ֛ב
kâzâb
H3577
lie
מַחְסֵ֖נוּ
machăçeh
H4268
refuge
וּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ
çâthar
H5641
to hide
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World English Bible Public Domain
Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
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King James Version Public Domain
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you say, “We have cut a covenant with death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol. The overflowing scourge, when it passes through, it will not come to us. For we have made lying our refuge, and in falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).