Isaiah 49:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 49:21 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 →
וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ
lêbâb
H3824
heart
מִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
יָֽלַד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
לִי֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וַאֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
שְׁכוּלָ֖ה
shâkôl
H7921
to be bereaved
וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה
galmûwd
H1565
barren
גֹּלָ֣ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
וְסוּרָ֗ה
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
מִ֣י
mîy
H4310
who
גִדֵּ֔ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
הֵ֤ן
hên
H2005
behold
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
לְבַדִּ֔י
bad
H905
apart
אֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אֵיפֹ֥ה
ʼêyphôh
H375
where?
הֵֽם
hêm
H1992
they
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then shall you say in your heart, Who has conceived these for me, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you will say in your heart, ‘Who bore these for me? And I bereft and barren, having gone into exile and having been turned aside. And who raised these? Behold, I, I was left by myself; these, where they?’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).