Isaiah 8 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 8:1
KJVMoreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
WEBYahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto me, `Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.'
Isaiah 8:2
KJVAnd I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
WEBand I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
YLTAnd I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
Isaiah 8:3
KJVAnd I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
WEBI went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’
YLTAnd I draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto me, `Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
Isaiah 8:4
KJVFor before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
WEBFor before the child knows how to say, ‘My father,’ and, ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
YLTfor before the youth doth know to cry, My father, and My mother, one taketh away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria, before the king of Asshur.'
Isaiah 8:5
KJVThe Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
WEBYahweh spoke to me yet again, saying,
YLTAnd Jehovah addeth to speak unto me again, saying:
Isaiah 8:6
KJVForasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
WEB“Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
YLT`Because that this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Isaiah 8:7
KJVNow therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
WEBnow therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.
YLTTherefore, lo, the Lord is bringing up on them, The waters of the river, the mighty and the great, (The king of Asshur, and all his glory,) And it hath gone up over all its streams, And hath gone on over all its banks.
Isaiah 8:8
KJVAnd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
WEBIt will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through; it will reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings will fill the width of your land, Immanuel.
YLTAnd it hath passed on into Judah, It hath overflown and passed over, Unto the neck it cometh, And the stretching out of its wings Hath been the fulness of the breadth of thy land, O Emmanu-El!
Isaiah 8:9
KJVAssociate 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.
WEBMake an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
YLTBe friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.
Isaiah 8:10
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Isaiah 8:11
KJVFor the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
WEBFor Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
YLTFor thus hath Jehovah spoken unto me with strength of hand, and instructeth me against walking in the way of this people, saying,
Isaiah 8:12
KJVSay ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
WEB“Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized.
YLT`Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful.
Isaiah 8:13
KJVSanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
WEBYahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
YLTJehovah of Hosts -- Him ye do sanctify, And He [is] your Fear, and He your Dread,
Isaiah 8:14
KJVAnd he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
WEBHe will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
YLTAnd He hath been for a sanctuary, And for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling, To the two houses of Israel, For a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8:15
KJVAnd many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
WEBMany will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
YLTAnd many among them have stumbled and fallen, And been broken, and snared, and captured.
Isaiah 8:16
KJVBind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
WEBWrap up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
YLTBind up the testimony, Seal the law among My disciples.
Isaiah 8:17
KJVAnd I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
WEBI will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
YLTAnd I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.
Isaiah 8:18
KJVBehold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
WEBBehold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.
YLTLo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, [Are] for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.
Isaiah 8:19
KJVAnd when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
WEBWhen they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
YLTAnd when they say unto you, `Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? -- For the living unto the dead!
Isaiah 8:20
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Isaiah 8:21
KJVAnd they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
WEBThey will pass through it, very distressed and hungry; and it will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse by their king and by their God. They will turn their faces upward,
YLT-- And it hath passed over into it, hardened and hungry, And it hath come to pass, That it is hungry, and hath been wroth, And made light of its king, and of its God, And hath looked upwards.
Isaiah 8:22
KJVAnd they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
WEBand look to the earth, and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.
YLTAnd unto the land it looketh attentively, And lo, adversity and darkness! -- Dimness, distress, and thick darkness is driven away, But not the dimness for which she is in distress!
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