Isaiah 61:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 61:3 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 →
לָשׂ֣וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י
ʼâbêl
H57
mourning
צִיּ֗וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
לָתֵת֩
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶ֨ם
פְּאֵ֜ר
pᵉʼêr
H6287
turban
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אֵ֗פֶר
ʼêpher
H665
ashes
שֶׁ֤מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
שָׂשׂוֹן֙
sâsôwn
H8342
gladness
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אֵ֔בֶל
ʼêbel
H60
mourning
מַעֲטֵ֣ה
maʻăṭeh
H4594
mantle
תְהִלָּ֔ה
tᵉhillâh
H8416
praise
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
ר֣וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
כֵּהָ֑ה
kêheh
H3544
dim
וְקֹרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָהֶם֙
אֵילֵ֣י
ʼayil
H352
ram
הַצֶּ֔דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
מַטַּ֥ע
maṭṭâʻ
H4302
planting
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר
pâʼar
H6286
to glorify
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World English Bible Public Domain
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
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King James Version Public Domain
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
to set for the mourners of Zion: to give a headdress to them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of dullness. And one will call to them “oaks of righteousness,” “the planting of Yahweh,” that he might be glorified.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).