Isaiah 40:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:20 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 →
הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן
çâkan
H5533
to endanger
תְּרוּמָ֔ה
tᵉrûwmâh
H8641
offering
עֵ֥ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִרְקַ֖ב
râqab
H7537
to rot
יִבְחָ֑ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
חָרָ֤שׁ
chârâsh
H2796
craftsman
חָכָם֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
יְבַקֶּשׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
ל֔וֹ
לְהָכִ֥ין
kûwn
H3559
to be established
פֶּ֖סֶל
peçel
H6459
idol
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמּֽוֹט
môwṭ
H4131
to totter
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who is too impoverished for [such] an offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a skillful workman to set up an engraved image, that shall not be moved.
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King James Version Public Domain
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one impoverished a contribution chooses wood will not rot. He seeks for himself a skillful craftsman to set up an idol will not be moved. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).