Isaiah 30:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 30:16 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
ס֥וּס
çûwç
H5483
horse
נָנ֖וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
תְּנוּס֑וּן
nûwç
H5127
to flee
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
קַ֣ל
qal
H7031
swift
נִרְכָּ֔ב
râkab
H7392
to ride
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
יִקַּ֥לּוּ
qâlal
H7043
to be light
רֹדְפֵיכֶֽם
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
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World English Bible Public Domain
but you said, No, for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall those who pursue you be swift.
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King James Version Public Domain
But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you said, ‘No, for on horses we will flee’ —therefore you will flee— and ‘on the swift we will ride’ —therefore your pursuers will be swift.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).