Isaiah 28:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 28:16 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 →
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֔ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
הִנְנִ֛י
hên
H2005
behold
יִסַּ֥ד
yâçad
H3245
to found
בְּצִיּ֖וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
אָ֑בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
אֶ֣בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
בֹּ֜חַן
bôchan
H976
tried
פִּנַּ֤ת
pinnâh
H6438
corner
יִקְרַת֙
yâqâr
H3368
precious
מוּסָ֣ד
mûwçâd
H4143
foundation
מוּסָּ֔ד
yâçad
H3245
to found
הַֽמַּאֲמִ֖ין
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָחִֽישׁ
chûwsh
H2363
to hasten
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World English Bible Public Domain
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -[stone] of sure foundation: he who believes shall not be in haste.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold me, laying in Zion a stone, a stone of trial, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation. The one trusting will not hurry.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).