Isaiah 45:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 45:19 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 →
לֹ֧א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בַסֵּ֣תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בִּמְקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָמַ֛רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְזֶ֥רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
תֹּ֣הוּ
tôhûw
H8414
chaos
בַקְּשׁ֑וּנִי
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
דֹּבֵ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
צֶ֔דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
מַגִּ֖יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
מֵישָׁרִֽים
mêyshâr
H4339
uprightness
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World English Bible Public Domain
I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I didn't say to the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain: I, Yahweh, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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King James Version Public Domain
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I have not spoken in secret, in a place of a land of darkness. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek me emptiness.’ I Yahweh, speaking righteousness, declaring uprightnesses. q1
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