Isaiah 5:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 5:9 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 →
בְּאָזְנָ֖י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֑וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֞א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָּתִּ֤ים
bayith
H1004
house
רַבִּים֙
rab
H7227
many
לְשַׁמָּ֣ה
shammâh
H8047
desolation
יִֽהְי֔וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
גְּדֹלִ֥ים
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וְטוֹבִ֖ים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מֵאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
In my ears, Yahweh of Hosts says: "Surely many houses will be desolate, Even great and beautiful, unoccupied.
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King James Version Public Domain
In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In my ears, Yahweh of Armies, “If many houses will not become a desolation, great and good, without a dweller!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).