Isaiah 31:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 31:8 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 →
וְנָפַ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
אַשּׁוּר֙
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
בְּחֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְחֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְנָ֥ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
לוֹ֙
מִפְּנֵי
pânîym
H6440
face
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וּבַחוּרָ֖יו
bâchûwr
H970
young man
לָמַ֥ס
maç
H4522
forced labor
יִהְיֽוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to forced labor.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“And Assyria will fall by a sword not man, and a sword not mankind will devour him. And he will flee for himself from the face of the sword, and his young men will be for forced labor.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).