Isaiah 30:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָזְנֶיךָ תִּשְׁמַעְנָה דָבָר מֵאַחֲרֶיךָ לֵאמֹר זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ לְכוּ בוֹ כִּי תַאֲמִינוּ וְכִי תַשְׂמְאִילוּ׃

Transliteration

And your ʾoznêḵā shall tišmaʿnâ a dābār from behind you lēʾmōr: "This [is] the derek, lekû in it, when you taʾămînû and when you taśmeʾîlû."

Grammar Details

• *ʾoznêḵā*: feminine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ears
• *tišmaʿnâ*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they will hear
• *dābār*: masculine singular noun - word/thing
• *lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
• *derek*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the way
• *lekû*: qal imperative masculine plural - walk/go
• *taʾămînû*: hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you turn to the right
• *taśmeʾîlû*: hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you turn to the left

Word Meanings

• *ʾoznêḵā*: your ears
• *tišmaʿnâ*: they will hear/listen to/perceive
• *dābār*: word/thing/matter/command
• *lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
• *derek*: the way/road/path
• *lekû*: walk/go/proceed
• *taʾămînû*: you turn to the right/go right
• *taśmeʾîlû*: you turn to the left/go left

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and thine eares harken to his worde, that crieth after the and saieth: This is the waye, go this, and turne nether to the right honde nor the leffte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thine eares shal heare a worde behind thee, saying, This is the way, walke ye in it, when thou turnest to the right hand, & when thou turnest to the left.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea and thyne eare shall heare the talking of him that doth speake behinde thee: This is the way, walke ye in it, turne not aside neither to the right hande, nor to the left.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk you in it; when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, `This `is' the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way. Walk in it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
• Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
• Isa 58:11 : 11 And the LORD shall guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
• Isa 35:8-9 : 8 And a highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up on it, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
• Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
• Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He will teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek He will guide in judgment, and the meek He will teach His way.
• Jer 6:16 : 16 Thus says the LORD, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.
• Deut 5:32 : 32 You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
• Josh 1:7 : 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
• Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in You: cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to You to hide me. 10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God: Your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• 1 John 2:27 : 27 But the anointing which you have received from him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in him.
• Isa 48:17 : 17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD your God who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.
• Josh 23:6 : 6 Therefore, be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left;
• 2 Kgs 22:2 : 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Prov 4:27 : 27 Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.
• Isa 29:24 : 24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
• 1 John 2:20 : 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.