Isaiah 58:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 58:2 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 →
וְאוֹתִ֗י
ʼêth
H853
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י֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן
dârash
H1875
to seek
וְדַ֥עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
דְּרָכַ֖י
derek
H1870
way
יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
כְּג֞וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צְדָקָ֣ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
עָשָׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
אֱלֹהָיו֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָזָ֔ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
יִשְׁאָל֨וּנִי֙
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
מִשְׁפְּטֵי
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
צֶ֔דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
קִרְבַ֥ת
qᵉrâbâh
H7132
approach
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יֶחְפָּצֽוּן
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yet day, day they seek me, and they delight in the knowledge of my ways, like a nation that has done righteousness and has not abandoned the judgment of its God. They ask me judgments of righteousness; they delight in the approach of God.
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