Isaiah 40:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:2 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 →
דַּבְּר֞וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לֵ֤ב
lêb
H3820
heart
יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְקִרְא֣וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֵלֶ֔יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
מָֽלְאָה֙
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
צְבָאָ֔הּ
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
נִרְצָ֖ה
râtsâh
H7521
to be pleased
עֲוֺנָ֑הּ
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
לָקְחָה֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִיַּ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּפְלַ֖יִם
kephel
H3718
double
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
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World English Bible Public Domain
Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh's hand double for all her sins.
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King James Version Public Domain
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her service is full, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.” q1
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