Isaiah 49:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 49:2 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 →
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
פִּי֙
peh
H6310
mouth
כְּחֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
חַדָּ֔ה
chad
H2299
sharp
בְּצֵ֥ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי
châbâʼ
H2244
to hide
וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִי֙
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְחֵ֣ץ
chêts
H2671
arrow
בָּר֔וּר
bârar
H1305
to purify
בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ
ʼashpâh
H827
quiver
הִסְתִּירָֽנִי
çâthar
H5641
to hide
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close:
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King James Version Public Domain
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; he concealed me in the shadow of his hand. And he made me into a polished arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).