Isaiah 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 3:5 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 →
וְנִגַּ֣שׂ
nâgas
H5065
to oppress
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
יִרְהֲב֗וּ
râhab
H7292
to act proudly
הַנַּ֨עַר֙
naʻar
H5288
boy
בַּזָּקֵ֔ן
zâqên
H2205
old
וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה
qâlâh
H7034
to disgrace
בַּנִּכְבָּֽד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
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World English Bible Public Domain
The people will be oppressed, Everyone by another, And everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, And the base against the honorable.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people will be oppressed, a man by a man and a man by his neighbor. The youth will act insolently against the elderly, and the despised against the honored.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).