Isaiah 46:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 46:1 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 →
כָּרַ֥ע
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
בֵּל֙
Bêl
H1078
Bel
קֹרֵ֣ס
qâraç
H7164
to stoop
נְב֔וֹ
Nᵉbôw
H5015
Nebo
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם
ʻâtsâb
H6091
idol
לַחַיָּ֖ה
chay
H2416
living
וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם
nᵉsûwʼâh
H5385
load
עֲמוּס֔וֹת
ʻâmaç
H6006
to load
מַשָּׂ֖א
massâʼ
H4853
burden
לַעֲיֵפָֽה
ʻâyêph
H5889
weary
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World English Bible Public Domain
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the cattle: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [animal].
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King James Version Public Domain
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Bel bows down, Nebo is stooping; their images have become for the animal and for the beast; your carried things loaded, a burden to the weary.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).