Isaiah 51:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 51:3 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִחַ֨ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צִיּ֗וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
נִחַם֙
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ
chorbâh
H2723
ruin
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
מִדְבָּרָהּ֙
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
כְּעֵ֔דֶן
ʻÊden
H5731
Eden
וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
כְּגַן
gan
H1588
garden
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שָׂשׂ֤וֹן
sâsôwn
H8342
gladness
וְשִׂמְחָה֙
simchâh
H8057
joy
יִמָּ֣צֵא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בָ֔הּ
תּוֹדָ֖ה
tôwdâh
H8426
thanksgiving
וְק֥וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
זִמְרָֽה
zimrâh
H2172
song
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Yahweh has comforted Zion; he has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all of her desolations, and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert plain like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).