Isaiah 57:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 57:9 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 →
וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִי
shûwr
H7788
to travel
לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
וַתַּרְבִּ֖י
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְ
raqquach
H7547
ointment
וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤י
shâlach
H7971
to send
צִרַ֨יִךְ֙
tsîyr
H6735
messenger
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מֵ֣רָחֹ֔ק
râchôwq
H7350
far
וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי
shâphêl
H8213
to humble
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
שְׁאֽוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
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World English Bible Public Domain
You went to the king with oil, and did increase your perfumes, and did send your ambassadors far off, and did debase yourself even to Sheol.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you turn to Molech with oil, and you multiply your perfumes. And you send your envoys to faraway, and you lower to Sheol.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).