Isaiah 51:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 51:23 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 →
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙
sûwm
H7760
to put
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
מוֹגַ֔יִךְ
yâgâh
H3013
to grieve
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמְר֥וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ
nephesh
H5315
soul
שְׁחִ֣י
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי
sûwm
H7760
to put
כָאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
גֵּוֵ֔ךְ
gêv
H1460
back
וְכַח֖וּץ
chûwts
H2351
outside
לַעֹבְרִֽים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
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World English Bible Public Domain
and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to those who go over.
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King James Version Public Domain
But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will put it in the hand of the ones grieving you, who said to your soul, ‘Lie prostrate, that we may pass over.’ And you made your back like the earth, and like the street, for the ones passing over.”
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