Isaiah 59:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:10 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 →
נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה
gâshash
H1659
to grope
כַֽעִוְרִים֙
ʻivvêr
H5787
blind
קִ֔יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
וּכְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
עֵינַ֖יִם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה
gâshash
H1659
to grope
כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
בַֽצָּהֳרַ֨יִם֙
tsôhar
H6672
noon
כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף
nesheph
H5399
twilight
בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים
ʼashmân
H820
stout
כַּמֵּתִֽים
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
We grope for the wall like the blind; yes, we grope as those who have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among those who are lusty we are as dead men.
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King James Version Public Domain
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
We grope the wall like the blind, and like without eyes, we grope. We stumble at noon as twilight; among the strong, like ones having died.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).