Isaiah 51:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 51:1 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 →
שִׁמְע֥וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
רֹ֥דְפֵי
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
צֶ֖דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
bâqash
H1245
to seek
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
צ֣וּר
tsûwr
H6697
rock
חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם
châtsab
H2672
to hew
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מַקֶּ֥בֶת
maqqebeth
H4718
hole
בּ֖וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם
nâqar
H5365
to bore
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: look to the rock whence you were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence you were dug.
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King James Version Public Domain
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Listen to me, pursuers of righteousness, seekers of Yahweh. Look to the rock you were hewn and to the hole of the pit you were dug.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).