Isaiah 47:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 47:14 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 →
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְקַשׁ֙
qash
H7179
stubble
אֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
שְׂרָפָ֔תַם
sâraph
H8313
to burn
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַצִּ֥ילוּ
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַפְשָׁ֖ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
מִיַּ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
לֶֽהָבָ֑ה
lehâbâh
H3852
point
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
גַּחֶ֣לֶת
gechel
H1513
coal
לַחְמָ֔ם
châmam
H2552
to be warm
א֖וּר
ʼûwr
H217
flame
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
נֶגְדּֽוֹ
neged
H5048
before
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, they will become like stubble; fire will burn them up. They will not deliver their souls from the hand of the flame. There is no coal to warm them, light to sit before it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).