Isaiah 1 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 1:1
KJVThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
WEBThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
YLTThe Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Isaiah 1:2
KJVHear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
WEBHear, heavens,
YLTHear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have nourished and brought up, And they -- they transgressed against Me.
Isaiah 1:3
KJVThe ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
WEBThe ox knows his owner,
YLTAn ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.
Isaiah 1:4
KJVAh sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
WEBAh sinful nation,
YLTAh, sinning nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, A seed of evil doers, sons -- corrupters! They have forsaken Jehovah, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have gone away backward.
Isaiah 1:5
KJVWhy should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
WEBWhy should you be beaten more,
YLTWherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostacy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart [is] sick.
Isaiah 1:6
KJVFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
WEBFrom the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it:
YLTFrom the sole of the foot -- unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.
Isaiah 1:7
KJVYour country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
WEBYour country is desolate.
YLTYour land [is] a desolation, your cities burnt with fire, Your ground, before you strangers are consuming it, And a desolation as overthrown by strangers!
Isaiah 1:8
KJVAnd the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
WEBThe daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
YLTAnd left hath been the daughter of Zion, As a booth in a vineyard, As a lodge in a place of cucumbers -- as a city besieged.
Isaiah 1:9
KJVExcept the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
WEBUnless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant,
YLTUnless Jehovah of Hosts had left to us a remnant, Shortly -- as Sodom we had been, To Gomorrah we had been like!
Isaiah 1:10
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Isaiah 1:11
KJVTo what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
WEB“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh.
YLT`Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated [with] burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.
Isaiah 1:12
KJVWhen ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
WEBWhen you come to appear before me,
YLTWhen ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?
Isaiah 1:13
KJVBring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
WEBBring no more vain offerings.
YLTAdd not to bring in a vain present, Incense -- an abomination it [is] to Me, New moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity -- and a restraint!
Isaiah 1:14
KJVYour new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
WEBMy soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts.
YLTYour new moons and your set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.
Isaiah 1:15
KJVAnd when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
WEBWhen you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you.
YLTAnd in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.
Isaiah 1:16
KJVWash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
WEBWash yourselves, make yourself clean.
YLTWash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
Isaiah 1:17
KJVLearn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
WEBLearn to do well.
YLTSeek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.
Isaiah 1:18
KJVCome now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
WEB“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh:
YLTCome, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!
Isaiah 1:19
KJVIf ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
WEBIf you are willing and obedient,
YLTIf ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,
Isaiah 1:20
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Isaiah 1:21
KJVHow is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
WEBHow the faithful city has become a prostitute!
YLTHow hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it [with] judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it -- now murderers.
Isaiah 1:22
KJVThy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
WEBYour silver has become dross,
YLTThy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.
Isaiah 1:23
KJVThy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
WEBYour princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves.
YLTThy princes [are] apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
Isaiah 1:24
KJVTherefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
WEBTherefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies,
YLTTherefore -- the affirmation of the Lord -- Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries, And I am avenged of Mine enemies,
Isaiah 1:25
KJVAnd I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
WEBand I will turn my hand on you,
YLTAnd I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,
Isaiah 1:26
KJVAnd I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
WEBI will restore your judges as at the first,
YLTAnd I give back thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as in the beginning, After this thou art called, `A city of righteousness -- a faithful city.'
Isaiah 1:27
KJVZion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
WEBZion shall be redeemed with justice,
YLTZion in judgment is redeemed, And her captivity in righteousness.
Isaiah 1:28
KJVAnd the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
WEBBut the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together,
YLTAnd the destruction of transgressors and sinners [is] together, And those forsaking Jehovah are consumed.
Isaiah 1:29
KJVFor they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
WEBFor they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
YLTFor [men] are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.
Isaiah 1:30
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Isaiah 1:31
KJVAnd the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
WEBThe strong will be like tinder,
YLTAnd the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
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