Isaiah 40:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:9 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 →
עַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַר
har
H2022
mountain
גָּבֹ֤הַ
gâbôahh
H1364
high
עֲלִי
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לָךְ֙
מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת
bâsar
H1319
to preach
צִיּ֔וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
הָרִ֤ימִי
rûwm
H7311
to rise
בַכֹּ֨חַ֙
kôach
H3581
strength
קוֹלֵ֔ךְ
qôwl
H6963
voice
מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת
bâsar
H1319
to preach
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
הָרִ֨ימִי֙
rûwm
H7311
to rise
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּירָ֔אִי
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אִמְרִי֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְעָרֵ֣י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
הִנֵּ֖ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain; you who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, don't be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
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King James Version Public Domain
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Go up for yourself on a high mountain, herald of Zion. Raise your voice with might, herald of Jerusalem. Raise, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).