Isaiah 57:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And it will be said: 'Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָמַ֥ר סֹֽלּוּ־סֹ֖לּוּ פַּנּוּ־דָ֑רֶךְ הָרִ֥ימוּ מִכְשׁ֖וֹל מִדֶּ֥רֶךְ עַמִּֽי׃ ס

Transliteration

wə-ʾāmar sōllû-sōllû pannû-dārek hārîmû mikšôl midderek ʿammî.

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾāmar*: conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he says/said
• *sōllû-sōllû*: qal imperative, masculine plural (repeated) - build up, build up
• *pannû-dārek*: piel imperative, masculine plural + noun, feminine, singular - clear the way
• *hārîmû*: hiphil imperative, masculine plural - lift up/remove
• *mikšôl*: noun, masculine, singular - stumbling block/obstacle
• *midderek*: preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - from the way of
• *ʿammî*: noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my people

Word Meanings

• *sōllû-sōllû*: build up/cast up/prepare (repeated for emphasis)
• *pannû-dārek*: clear the way/remove obstacles/prepare the path
• *hārîmû*: remove/take away/lift up
• *mikšôl*: stumbling block/obstacle/hindrance
• *derek*: way/road/path/journey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And shall say, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he will say,{H559} Cast ye up,{H5549} cast ye up,{H5549} prepare{H6437} the way,{H1870} take up{H7311} the stumbling-block{H4383} out of the way{H1870} of my people.{H5971}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Cast ye up{H5549}{(H8798)}, cast ye up{H5549}{(H8798)}, prepare{H6437}{(H8761)} the way{H1870}, take up{H7311}{(H8685)} the stumblingblock{H4383} out of the way{H1870} of my people{H5971}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore thus he saieth: Make redy, make redy, and clense ye strete, take vp what ye can out of the waye, that ledeth to my people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall say, Cast vp, cast vp: prepare the way: take vp the stumbling blocks out of the way of my people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And therefore thus he saith: make playne, make playne, and clense the streete, take vp the stumbling blockes out of the way of my people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He will say, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he hath said, `Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He will say, "Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He says,“Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 62:10 : 10 Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway; remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations!
• Isa 40:3 : 3 A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Luke 3:5-6 : 5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth, 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation.
• Rom 14:13 : 13 Therefore, let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
• 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
• Isa 35:8 : 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
• Jer 18:15 : 15 Yet My people have forgotten Me; they burn incense to worthless idols. They have stumbled in their ways, on ancient paths, and have strayed onto byways, roads not built up.
• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
• 1 Cor 8:9 : 9 But be careful that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
• 1 Cor 10:32-33 : 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the church of God. 33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
• 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.
• Heb 12:13 : 13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.