Isaiah 59:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:4 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 →
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
קֹרֵ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְצֶ֔דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
נִשְׁפָּ֖ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה
ʼĕmûwnâh
H530
fidelity
בָּט֤וֹחַ
bâṭach
H982
to trust
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
תֹּ֨הוּ֙
tôhûw
H8414
chaos
וְדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
שָׁ֔וְא
shâvᵉʼ
H7723
vanity
הָר֥וֹ
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
עָמָ֖ל
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
וְהוֹלֵ֥יד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אָֽוֶן
ʼâven
H205
trouble
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World English Bible Public Domain
None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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King James Version Public Domain
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
None is calling in righteousness, and none is judging with another in faithfulness, trusting in emptiness and speaking falsehood, conceiving trouble and birthing iniquity.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).