ISA 1:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἄκουε οὐρανὲ, καὶ ἐνωτίζου γῆ, ὅτι Κύριος ἐλάλησεν, υἱοὺς ἐγέννησα καὶ ὕψωσα, αὐτοὶ δέ με ἠθέτησαν.
(Akoue ourane, kai enōtizou gaʸ, hoti Kurios elalaʸsen, huious egennaʸsa kai hupsōsa, autoi de me aʸthetaʸsan.)

BrTr Hear, O heaven, and hearken, O earth: for the Lord has spoken, saying, I have begotten and reared up children, but they have [fn]rebelled against me.

ULT Hear, heavens, and listen, earth,
⇔ for Yahweh has spoken:
⇔ “I have raised and brought up sons,
⇔ but they, they have rebelled against me.

UST Isaiah told the sky and the land, as if they could hear,
⇔ “It is as if the Israelites were my own children
⇔ who rebelled against me after I raised them.

BSB Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,
⇔ for the LORD has spoken:
⇔ “I have raised children and brought them up,
⇔ but they have rebelled against Me.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE Hear, heavens,
⇔ and listen, earth; for the LORD[fn] has spoken:
⇔ “I have nourished and brought up children
⇔ and they have rebelled against me.

1:2 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).

WMBB Hear, heavens,
⇔ and listen, earth; for the LORD[fn] has spoken:
⇔ “I have nourished and brought up children
⇔ and they have rebelled against me.

1:2 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.

NET Listen, O heavens,
⇔ pay attention, O earth!
⇔ For the Lord speaks:
⇔ “I raised children, I brought them up,
⇔ but they have rebelled against me!

LSV Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,
For YHWH has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up sons,
And they transgressed against Me.

FBV Heavens, listen! Earth, pay attention! For the Lord has spoken![fn] I brought up children, I cared for them, but they have rebelled against me.

1:2 Since the prophet is speaking for the Lord, it is not always easy to determine exactly who is speaking. This version therefore does not use quotation marks in these circumstances, as it can be rather arbitrary to determine where the direct “quotation” begins and ends. Only when it is helpful and explicit are quotation marks used in prophetic material, since all prophets spoke as directed by God.

T4T This is what Yahweh says:
⇔ “All you angels in [APO] heaven and all you people on [APO] earth, listen to me!
⇔ The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU]
⇔ have rebelled against me.

LEB • Hear, heavens,
  • and listen, earth,
   • for Yahweh has spoken:
• “I reared children
  • and I brought them up,
   • but they rebelled against me.

BBE Give ear, O heavens, and you, O earth, to the word which the Lord has said: I have taken care of my children till they became men, but their hearts have been turned away from me.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD hath spoken: Children I have reared, and brought up, and they have rebelled against Me.

ASV Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

DRA Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord hath spoken. I have brought up children, and exalted them: but they have despised me.

YLT Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have nourished and brought up, And they — they transgressed against Me.

Drby Hear, [ye] heavens, and give ear, [thou] earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.

RV Hear, 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.
(Hear, Oh heavens, and give ear, Oh earth, for the LORD hath/has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.)

SLT Hear, ye heavens, and give ear thou earth, for Jehovah spake: for I caused to grow and lifted up sons, and they rebelled against me.

Wbstr Hear, 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.

KJB-1769 Hear, 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.
(Hear, Oh heavens, and give ear, Oh earth: for the LORD hath/has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.)

KJB-1611 Heare, O heauens, and giue eare, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken; I haue nourished and brought vp children, and they haue rebelled against me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Heare O heauens, and hearken O earth: for the Lorde hath spoken, I haue norished and brought vp children, and they haue done vnfaithfully against me.
(Hear Oh heavens, and hearken Oh earth: for the Lord hath/has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have done unfaithfully against me.)

Gnva Heare, O heauens, and hearken, O earth: for the Lord hath sayde, I haue nourished and brought vp children, but they haue rebelled against me.
(Hear, Oh heavens, and hearken, Oh earth: for the Lord hath/has said, I have nourished and brought up children, but they have rebelled against me.)

Cvdl Heare o heauen, herken o earth, for the LORDE speaketh: I haue norished & brought vp children, and they are fallen awaye fro me.
(Hear o heaven, hearken o earth, for the LORD speaketh/speaks: I have nourished and brought up children, and they are fallen away from me.)

Wycl Ye heuenes, here, and thou erthe, perseyue with eeris, for the Lord spak. Y haue nurschid and Y haue enhaunsid sones; sotheli thei han dispisid me.
(Ye/You_all heavens, here, and thou/you earth, perceive with ears, for the Lord spake. I have nurtured and I have enhanced sons; truly they have despised me.)

Luth Höret, ihr Himmel, und Erde, nimm zu Ohren! Denn der HErr redet: Ich habe Kinder auferzogen und erhöhet, und sie sind von mir abgefallen.
(Hear, you(pl)/their/her heaven, and earth/land/ground, take to/for ears! Because the/of_the LORD talks: I have children raised and increased/enhanced, and they/she/them are from to_me fallen_off.)

ClVg [Audite, cæli, et auribus percipe, terra, quoniam Dominus locutus est. Filios enutrivi, et exaltavi; ipsi autem spreverunt me.[fn]
([Listen, heavens, and in_the_ears understand, earth/land, since/because Master spoke it_is. Sons I_nurtured, and I_exalted; themselves however they_despised me.)

1.2 Audite, cœli, etc. ID., ibid. Supra quis Propheta, etc., usque ad cum hoc potestatis Dei sit, nec terrenæ intelligentiæ. Dominus locutus est. ID., ibid. Non vobis, sed mihi, ut quod in spiritu audivi referam vobis, qui ipsum audire non meremini. Filios enutrivi. ID., ibid. Quod dicit: Ego eos adoptavi in filios, etc., usque ad unde: Dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri.

1.2 Listen, heavens, etc. ID., there. Above who/any Prophet, etc., until to when/with this powers of_God be, but_not terrenæ intelligence. Master spoke it_is. ID., there. Not/No to_you(pl), but to_me, as that in/into/on in_spirit I_heard referam to_you(pl), who/which him to_hear not/no meremini. Sons I_nurtured. ID., there. That he_says: I them adoptavi in/into/on children, etc., until to from_where/who: Dedit to_them power children of_God to_be_done.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְ⁠הַאֲזִ֣ינִי אֶ֔רֶץ

hear heavens and,give_ear earth/land

Isaiah assumes that his listeners will understand that he is calling out to the heavens and the earth as witnesses to Yahweh’s covenant with the Israelites. (See [Deuteronomy 4:6](../04/06.md).) You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Hear, heavens, and listen, earth, you covenant witnesses]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֥י

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בָּנִים֙ גִּדַּ֣לְתִּי וְ⁠רוֹמַ֔מְתִּי

sons reared and,I_have_raised

Yahweh is speaking as if the people of Israel were his sons whom he had raised and brought up. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have helped and guided the people of Israel as a father raises his sons]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

גִּדַּ֣לְתִּי וְ⁠רוֹמַ֔מְתִּי

reared and,I_have_raised

The terms raised and brought up mean similar things. Yahweh is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [I have reared]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הֵ֖ם פָּ֥שְׁעוּ

and,they rebelled

Yahweh is stating the pronoun they separately, even though the verb translated as they have rebelled already includes this meaning. He is doing that in order to emphasize the contrast between what he did for the Israelites and how they responded. Alternate translation: [but for their part, they have rebelled]

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