Isaiah 47:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 47:1 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 →
רְדִ֣י
yârad
H3381
to go down
וּשְׁבִ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עָפָ֗ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
בְּתוּלַת֙
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
בָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
שְׁבִי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לָאָ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
כִּסֵּ֖א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תוֹסִ֨יפִי֙
yâçaph
H3254
to add
יִקְרְאוּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָ֔ךְ
רַכָּ֖ה
rak
H7390
tender
וַעֲנֻגָּֽה
ʻânôg
H6028
delicate
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World English Bible Public Domain
Come down, and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.
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King James Version Public Domain
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Come down and sit in the dust, virgin of the daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will not make add they should call you tender and delicate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).