Isaiah 31:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 31:5 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 →
כְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים
tsippôwr
H6833
bird
עָפ֔וֹת
ʻûwph
H5774
to fly
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
יָגֵ֛ן
gânan
H1598
to defend
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
גָּנ֥וֹן
gânan
H1598
to defend
וְהִצִּ֖יל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
פָּסֹ֥חַ
pâçach
H6452
to skip
וְהִמְלִֽיט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
As birds hovering, so will Yahweh of Hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver [it], he will pass over and preserve [it].
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King James Version Public Domain
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Like birds flying, thus Yahweh of Armies will cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, passing over and rescuing.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).