Isaiah 49:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 49:5 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 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יֹצְרִ֤י
yâtsar
H3335
to form
מִבֶּ֨טֶן֙
beṭen
H990
belly
לְעֶ֣בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
ל֔וֹ
לְשׁוֹבֵ֤ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יַֽעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ל֣וֹ
יֵאָסֵ֑ף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
וְאֶכָּבֵד֙
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וֵאלֹהַ֖י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֻזִּֽי
ʻôz
H5797
strength
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now says Yahweh who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God is become my strength);
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King James Version Public Domain
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now Yahweh has said, the one having formed me from the womb as a servant for him, to return Jacob to him and Israel would be assembled to him —and I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength—
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