Isaiah 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 8:9 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 →
רֹ֤עוּ
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
עַמִּים֙
ʻam
H5971
people
וָחֹ֔תּוּ
châthath
H2865
to be dismayed
וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ
ʼâzan
H238
to hear
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
מֶרְחַקֵּי
merchâq
H4801
distant place
אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הִתְאַזְּר֣וּ
ʼâzar
H247
to gird
וָחֹ֔תּוּ
châthath
H2865
to be dismayed
הִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּ
ʼâzar
H247
to gird
וָחֹֽתּוּ
châthath
H2865
to be dismayed
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World English Bible Public Domain
Make an uproar, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces! Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
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King James Version Public Domain
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Shout, peoples, and shatter! And listen, all of the distant of the earth! Gird yourselves and shatter! Gird yourselves and shatter!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).