Isaiah 54:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 54:1 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 →
רָנִּ֥י
rânan
H7442
to shout
עֲקָרָ֖ה
ʻâqâr
H6135
barren
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָלָ֑דָה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
פִּצְחִ֨י
pâtsach
H6476
to break forth
רִנָּ֤ה
rinnâh
H7440
cry
וְצַהֲלִי֙
tsâhal
H6670
to neigh
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָ֔לָה
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
רַבִּ֧ים
rab
H7227
many
בְּֽנֵי
bên
H1121
son
שׁוֹמֵמָ֛ה
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
מִבְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
בְעוּלָ֖ה
bâʻal
H1166
to marry
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
Sing, barren, you who didn't bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Sing joyfully, barren, she has not birthed, break forth joyful singing, and cry aloud, she has not writhed, for the sons of the one being desolate more than the sons of the married,” says Yahweh.
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