Isaiah 44:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 44:12 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 →
חָרַ֤שׁ
chârâsh
H2796
craftsman
בַּרְזֶל֙
barzel
H1270
iron
מַֽעֲצָ֔ד
maʻătsâd
H4621
axe
וּפָעַל֙
pâʻal
H6466
to do
בַּפֶּחָ֔ם
pechâm
H6352
coal
וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת
maqqâbâh
H4717
hammer
יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ
yâtsar
H3335
to form
וַיִּפְעָלֵ֨הוּ֙
pâʻal
H6466
to do
בִּזְר֣וֹעַ
zᵉrôwaʻ
H2220
arm
כֹּח֔וֹ
kôach
H3581
strength
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
רָעֵב֙
râʻêb
H7456
to be hungry
וְאֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
כֹּ֔חַ
kôach
H3581
strength
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁ֥תָה
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיִּיעָֽף
yâʻaph
H3286
to be weary
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World English Bible Public Domain
The smith [makes] an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
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King James Version Public Domain
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The craftsman of iron a tool, and he works over the coal, and he forms it with hammers, and he works it with the arm of his strength. He also hungers, and there is no strength; he does not drink water, and he tires.
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