ISA 55:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Let the wicked person abandon their behaviour,
⇔  and the evil person abandon their plans.
⇔  Then let them return to Yahweh so that he can have compassion for him,
⇔  and return to our god because he’ll freely forgive them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ἀπολιπέτω ὁ ἀσεβὴς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνὴρ ἄνομος τὰς βουλὰς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπιστραφήτω ἐπὶ Κύριον, καὶ ἐλεηθήσεται, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀφήσει τὰς ἁμαρτίας ὑμῶν.
(apolipetō ho asebaʸs tas hodous autou, kai anaʸr anomos tas boulas autou, kai epistrafaʸtō epi Kurion, kai eleaʸthaʸsetai, hoti epi polu afaʸsei tas hamartias humōn.)

BrTr let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels: and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for he shall abundantly pardon your sins.

ULT Let the wicked abandon his way,
⇔  and the man of iniquity, his thoughts,
⇔  and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have compassion on him,
⇔  and to our God, for he will make great to forgive.

UST Wicked people should stop doing evil things.
⇔  Sinful people should stop thinking evil thoughts.
⇔  They should repent and ask Yahweh, our God, to forgive them,
⇔  because will be merciful to them
⇔  and he will forgive them even if they have done very bad things.

BSB & MSB Let the wicked man forsake his way
⇔  and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
⇔  let him return to the LORD,
⇔  that He may have compassion,
⇔  and to our God,
⇔  for He will freely pardon.

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE & WMBB Let the wicked forsake his way,
⇔  and the unrighteous man his thoughts.
⇔  Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
⇔  to our God, for he will freely pardon.

NET The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle
⇔  and sinful people their plans.
⇔  They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them,
⇔  and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

LSV Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the man of iniquity his thoughts,
And he returns to YHWH,
And He pities him,
And to our God,
For He multiplies to pardon.

FBV Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.

T4T Wicked people should abandon their wicked behavior,
⇔  and evil people should stop thinking what is evil.
⇔  They should turn to me,
⇔  and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them;
⇔  they should turn to me, their God,
⇔  because I will fully pardon them for all the wicked things that they have done.

LEB • Let the wicked forsake his way,
• and the man of sin his thoughts.
• And let him return to Yahweh, that[fn] he may take pity on him,
• and to our God, for he will forgive manifold .[fn]

55:? Or “and”

55:? Literally “make numerous to”

BBE Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion upon him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

ASV let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

DRA Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.

YLT Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.

Drby Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our [fn]God, for he will abundantly pardon.

55.7 Elohim

RV let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

SLT The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive.

Wbstr Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

KJB-1769 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.[fn][fn]

55.7 the unrighteous…: Heb. the man of iniquity

55.7 abundantly…: Heb. multiply to pardon

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

55:7 Hebr. the man of iniquitie.

55:7 Heb. he wil multiplie to pardon.

Bshps Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue.
(Let the ungodly man forsake his own ways, and the unrighteous his own imaginations, and turn again unto the Lord, so shall he be merciful unto him: and to our God, for he is very ready to forgeue.)

Gnva Let the wicked forsake his wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and returne vnto the Lord, and he wil haue mercy vpon him: and to our God, for hee is very ready to forgiue.
(Let the wicked forsake his ways, and the unrighteous his own imaginations, and return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him: and to our God, for he is very ready to forgive.)

Cvdl Let the vngodly man forsake his wayes, ad the vnrightuous his ymaginacios, & turne agayne vnto the LORDE, so shal he be merciful vnto him: and to oure God, for he is redy to forgeue.
(Let the ungodly man forsake his ways, and the unrighteous his imaginations, and turn again unto the LORD, so shall he be merciful unto him: and to our God, for he is ready to forgeue.)

Wycl An vnfeithful man forsake his weie, and a wickid man forsake hise thouytis; and turne he ayen to the Lord, and he schal haue merci on hym, and to oure God, for he is myche to foryyue.
(An unfaithful man forsake his way, and a wicked man forsake his thoughts; and turn he again to the Lord, and he shall have mercy on him, and to our God, for he is much to foryyue.)

Luth Der GOttlose lasse von seinem Wege und der Übeltäter seine Gedanken und bekehre sich zum HErr’s, so wird er sich sein erbarmen, und zu unserm GOtt, denn bei ihm ist viel Vergebung.
(The godless_(ones) let from his ways and the/of_the evil-doer his mind/thoughts and convert itself/yourself/themselves for_the LORD’s, so becomes he itself/yourself/themselves be mercy, and to/for ours God, because/than at/in him is many forgiveness.)

ClVg Derelinquat impius viam suam, et vir iniquus cogitationes suas, et revertatur ad Dominum, et miserebitur ejus; et ad Deum nostrum, quoniam multus est ad ignoscendum.
(Derelinquat impious/ungodly way/road his_own, and man unjust thoughts their_own, and return to the_Master, and he_will_be_pitied his; and to God our, since/because many it_is to ignoscendum.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דַּרְכּ֔⁠וֹ

its=road/course

Yahweh is speaking of the wicked person’s conduct as if it were a way or road that he travels. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his sinful conduct]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑י⁠ו

and,a_person_of unrighteous thoughts_of,his

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and let the man of iniquity abandon his thoughts]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן

and,a_person_of unrighteous

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [and the person of iniquity]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָ֖וֶן

unrighteous

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [wicked deeds]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠יָשֹׁ֤ב אֶל יְהוָה֙

and,let_him_return to/towards YHWH

Yahweh is speaking of turning away from sin and coming back to God as if the person could physically return to Yahweh. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and let him come back to Yahweh in repentance]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהֵ֖י⁠נוּ

God_of,our

The possessive form our God does not indicate that Isaiah and the people possess or control Yahweh. Rather, it indicates that Yahweh is the God whom they worship. Alternate translation: [the God whom we worship]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי יַרְבֶּ֥ה לִ⁠סְלֽוֹחַ

that/for/because/then/when abundantly to,forgive

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. Alternate translation: [because he will abundantly forgive]

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