NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He feedethra`ah (raw-aw') to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) on ashes 'epher (ay'-fer) ashes -- ashes. a deceived hathal (haw-thal') to deride; by implication, to cheat -- deal deceitfully, deceive, mock. heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect hath turned him aside natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. that he cannot deliver natsal (naw-tsal') to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense his soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) nor say 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Is there not a lie sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. in my right hand yamiyn (yaw-meen') the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?" King James Bible He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Holman Christian Standard Bible He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself, or say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?" International Standard Version He tends ashes. A deceived mind has lead him astray. It cannot be his life, nor can he say, "There's a lie in my right hand." NET Bible He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, 'Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?' GOD'S WORD® Translation They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They can't rescue themselves or ask themselves, "Isn't what I hold in my right hand a false god?" King James 2000 Bible He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Links Isaiah 44:20Isaiah 44:20 NIV Isaiah 44:20 NLT Isaiah 44:20 ESV Isaiah 44:20 NASB Isaiah 44:20 KJV |