ISA 6:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 Καὶ εἶπον, ὢ τάλας ἐγώ, ὅτι κατανένυγμαι, ὅτι ἄνθρωπος ὢν, καὶ ἀκάθαρτα χείλη ἔχων, ἐν μέσῳ λαοῦ ἀκάθαρτα χείλη ἔχοντος ἐγὼ οἰκῶ, καὶ τὸν βασιλέα Κύριον σαβαὼθ εἶδον τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μου.
(Kai eipon, ō talas egō, hoti katanenugmai, hoti anthrōpos ōn, kai akatharta ⱪeilaʸ eⱪōn, en mesōi laou akatharta ⱪeilaʸ eⱪontos egō oikō, kai ton basilea Kurion sabaōth eidon tois ofthalmois mou. )

BrTr And I said, Woe is me, for I am pricked to the heart; for being a man, and having unclean lips, I dwell in the midst of a people having unclean lips; and I have seen with mine eyes the King, the Lord of hosts.

ULT And I said,
⇔ “Woe to me! For I am doomed because I am a man of unclean lips,
⇔ and I live among a people of unclean lips,
⇔ because my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of hosts!”

UST Then I said, “Terrible things will happen to me, because everything that I say is sinful, and I live among people who constantly say sinful things. I will be destroyed because I have seen Yahweh, commander of the angel armies!”

BSB § Then I said:
⇔ “Woe is me,
⇔ for I am ruined,
⇔ because I am a man of unclean lips
⇔ dwelling among a people of unclean lips;
⇔ for my eyes have seen the King,
⇔ the LORD of Hosts.”

OEB with smoke. Then I said
⇔ ‘Woe is me, for I am undone;
⇔ for a man of unclean lips am I,
⇔ and I dwell in a nation of unclean lips;
⇔ and yet my eyes have seen
⇔ the king, the Lord of Hosts.’

WEBBE Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live amongst a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Armies!”

WMBB Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live amongst a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts!”

NET I said, “Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies.”

LSV And I say, “Woe to me, for I have been silent,
For I [am] a man of unclean lips,
And I am dwelling in [the] midst of a people of unclean lips,
Because the King, YHWH of Hosts, my eyes have seen.”

FBV I cried out, “I'm doomed! I'm going to die because I'm a man of unclean lips,[fn] and I live among a people of unclean lips, for I've seen the King, the Lord Almighty!”

6:5 “Unclean lips”: symbolizing imperfection.

T4T Then I said, “Terrible things will happen to me, because everything that I say [MTY] is sinful, and I live among people who constantly say [MTY] sinful things. I will be destroyed because I have seen the Commander of the armies of angels!”

LEB • And I said, “Woe to me! For I am destroyed![fn] For I am a man[fn] • and I am living among[fn] a people [fn] • for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!”

6:5 Or “silenced”

6:5 Literally “unclean of lips”

6:5 With an emphatic sense: “in the very heart and midst of”

BBE Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Then said I: Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

ASV Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

DRA And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts.

YLT And I say, 'Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man — unclean of lips [am] I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'

Drby And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

RV Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

Wbstr Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

KJB-1769 ¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.[fn]

6.5 undone: Heb. cut off

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Then sayd I; woe is me; for I am vndone, because I am a man of vncleane lippes, and I dwell in the midst of a people of vncleane lippes: for mine eyes haue seene the king, the LORD of hostes.
(¶ Then said I; woe is me; for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lippes, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lippes: for mine eyes have seen the king, the LORD of hosts.)

6:5 Heb. cut off.

Bshps Then sayd I, Wo is me, for I am lost, in as much as I am a man of vncleane lippes, and dwell among people that hath vncleane lippes also: for mine eyes haue seene the kyng the Lorde of hoastes.
(Then said I, Woe is me, for I am lost, in as much as I am a man of unclean lippes, and dwell among people that hath/has unclean lippes also: for mine eyes have seen the king the Lord of hosts.)

Gnva Then I sayd, Wo is me: for I am vndone, because I am a man of polluted lips, and I dwell in the middes of a people of polluted lips: for mine eyes haue seene the King and Lord of hostes.
(Then I said, Woe is me: for I am undone, because I am a man of polluted lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of polluted lips: for mine eyes have seen the King and Lord of hosts. )

Cvdl Then I sayde: O wo is me. For I was astonished: that I (which am a man of vnclene lippes, and dwell amonge people yt hath vnclene lippes also:) Shulde se ye Kynge and LORDE of hoostes with myne eyes.
(Then I said: O woe is me. For I was astonished: that I (which am a man of unclean lippes, and dwell among people it hath/has unclean lippes also:) Should see ye/you_all Kynge and LORD of hoostes with mine eyes.)

Wycl And Y seide, Wo to me, for Y was stille; for Y am a man defoulid in lippis, and Y dwelle in the myddis of the puple hauynge defoulid lippis, and Y siy with myn iyen the kyng Lord of oostis.
(And I said, Woe to me, for I was stille; for I am a man defoulid in lippis, and I dwell in the midst of the people having defoulid lippis, and I saw with mine eyes the king Lord of hosts.)

Luth Da sprach ich: Wehe mir, ich vergehe! Denn ich bin unreiner Lippen und wohne unter einem Volk von unreinen Lippen; denn ich habe den König, den HErr’s Zebaoth, gesehen mit meinen Augen.
(So spoke ich: Wehe mir, I vergehe! Because I am uncleaner lips and wohne under one people from uncleanen Lippen; because I have the king, the LORD’s Zebaoth, seen with my Augen.)

ClVg Et dixi: [Væ mihi, quia tacui, quia vir pollutus labiis ego sum, et in medio populi polluta labia habentis ego habito, et regem Dominum exercituum vidi oculis meis.][fn]
(And dixi: [Alas mihi, because tacui, because man pollutus labiis I I_am, and in in_the_middle of_the_people polluta labia habentis I habito, and regem Dominum exercituum I_saw oculis meis.] )

6.5 Pollutus. ID. Hoc dicit pro societate populi, cum quo cogebatur loqui. Noxium est cum peccatoribus vivere. Ego habito. Nota cum peccatoribus non esse morandum. Et regem Dominum exercituum vidi oculis meis: et volavit ad me unus. Sic Abraham postquam vidit Dominum et vocem ejus audivit, se cinerem et pulverem esse confitetur, quia quantacunque sit hominum dignitas, vilescit in comparatione ejus.

6.5 Pollutus. ID. This dicit for societate of_the_people, when/with quo cogebatur loqui. Noxium it_is when/with peccatoribus vivere. I habito. Nota when/with peccatoribus not/no esse morandum. And regem Dominum exercituum I_saw oculis meis: and volavit to me unus. So Abraham postquam he_saw Dominum and vocem his audivit, se cinerem and pulverem esse confitetur, because quantacunque let_it_be of_men dignitas, vilescit in comparatione his.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Woe is me! For I am doomed

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said woe to=me for ruined that/for/because/then/when (a)_man unclean lips I and,in/on/at/with,midst people unclean lips I live that/for/because/then/when DOM the=king YHWH armies/angels seen eyes,my )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I am in great trouble! Terrible things will happen to me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) of unclean lips

Here “lips” represent what a person speaks. And, people saying things that are unacceptable to God is spoken of as if their lips were physically unclean. (See also: figs-metaphor)

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh, Yahweh of hosts

Yahweh, the ruler of the angel armies

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) my eyes have seen

Here “eyes” represents the whole person. Alternate translation: “I have seen”

Parallel ISA 6:5