Isaiah 55:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 55:5 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 →
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2005
behold
גּ֤וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
תִּקְרָ֔א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
וְג֥וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדָע֖וּךָ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵלֶ֣יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
יָר֑וּצוּ
rûwts
H7323
to run
לְמַ֨עַן֙
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁ
qâdôwsh
H6918
holy
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
פֵאֲרָֽךְ
pâʼar
H6286
to glorify
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, you shall call a nation that you don't know; and a nation that didn't know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, you will call a nation you have not known, and a nation, they have not known you, they will run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he will glorify you.” q1
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