Isaiah 61:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 61:4 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 →
וּבָנוּ֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
חָרְב֣וֹת
chorbâh
H2723
ruin
עוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
שֹׁמְמ֥וֹת
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
רִֽאשֹׁנִ֖ים
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
יְקוֹמֵ֑מוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙
châdash
H2318
to renew
עָ֣רֵי
ʻîyr
H5892
city
חֹ֔רֶב
chôreb
H2721
dryness
שֹׁמְמ֖וֹת
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
דּ֥וֹר
dôwr
H1755
generation
וָדֽוֹר
dôwr
H1755
generation
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World English Bible Public Domain
They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they will build the desolations of eternity; they will raise the former devastations. And they will renew the cities of desolation, the devastations of generation and generation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).