Isaiah 41:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 41:17 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 →
הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים
ʻânîy
H6041
poor
וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים
bâqash
H1245
to seek
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
וָאַ֔יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
בַּצָּמָ֣א
tsâmâʼ
H6772
thirst
נָשָׁ֑תָּה
nâshath
H5405
to be dry
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶעֱנֵ֔ם
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶעֶזְבֵֽם
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
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World English Bible Public Domain
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst; I, Yahweh, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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King James Version Public Domain
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue is parched from thirst. I, Yahweh, I will answer them; the God of Israel, I will not forsake them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).