Isaiah 41:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 41:2 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 →
מִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
הֵעִיר֙
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
מִמִּזְרָ֔ח
mizrâch
H4217
east
צֶ֖דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְרַגְל֑וֹ
regel
H7272
foot
יִתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְפָנָ֤יו
pânîym
H6440
face
גּוֹיִם֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
וּמְלָכִ֣ים
melek
H4428
king
יַ֔רְדְּ
râdâh
H7287
to rule
יִתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
כֶּֽעָפָר֙
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
חַרְבּ֔וֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
כְּקַ֥שׁ
qash
H7179
stubble
נִדָּ֖ף
nâdaph
H5086
to drive
קַשְׁתּֽוֹ
qesheth
H7198
bow
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Who has raised up one from the east, whom he calls in righteousness to his foot? he gives nations before him, and makes him rule over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.
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King James Version Public Domain
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Who has awakened righteousness from the rising, calling it to his foot? He gives nations to his face, and he tramples kings. He makes like dust his sword, like driven straw his bow.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).