Isaiah 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 5:2 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 →
וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ
ʻâzaq
H5823
to dig about
וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ
çâqal
H5619
to stone
וַיִּטָּעֵ֨הוּ֙
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
שֹׂרֵ֔ק
sôrêq
H8321
choice grapes
וַיִּ֤בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
מִגְדָּל֙
migdâl
H4026
tower
בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ
tâvek
H8432
midst
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
יֶ֖קֶב
yeqeb
H3342
wine vat
חָצֵ֣ב
châtsab
H2672
to hew
בּ֑וֹ
וַיְקַ֛ו
qâvâh
H6960
to wait
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עֲנָבִ֖ים
ʻênâb
H6025
grape
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְּאֻשִֽׁים
bᵉʼushîym
H891
wild grapes
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World English Bible Public Domain
He dug it up, Gathered out its stones, Planted it with the choicest vine, Built a tower in its midst, And also cut out a winepress therein. He looked for it to yield grapes, But it yielded wild grapes.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he dug it up, and he cleared it of stones, and he planted it a choice vine, and he built a tower in the midst of it, and he also hewed out a winepress in it. And he waited for to produce grapes, but it produced wild grapes.
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