Isaiah 49:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 49:1 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 →
שִׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אִיִּים֙
ʼîy
H339
island
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ
qâshab
H7181
to hear
לְאֻמִּ֖ים
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
מֵרָח֑וֹק
râchôwq
H7350
far
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִבֶּ֣טֶן
beṭen
H990
belly
קְרָאָ֔נִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
מִמְּעֵ֥י
mêʻeh
H4578
bowels
אִמִּ֖י
ʼêm
H517
mother
הִזְכִּ֥יר
zâkar
H2142
to remember
שְׁמִֽי
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
Listen, isles, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:
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King James Version Public Domain
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Listen to me, coastlands, and attend, peoples from far away. Yahweh called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother he made remember my name.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).