Isaiah 50:6 — Compare Translations

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I gave My back to the smiters and My cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I hid not My face from shame and spitting. [Matt. 26:67; 27:30; John 19:1.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I gave My back to the smiters and My cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I hid not My face from shame and spitting. [Matt. 26:67; 27:30; John 19:1.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

English EASY 2024

I offered my back to the people who hit me. I offered my face to the people who pulled out my beard. When they insulted me and they spat at me, I did not hide my face from them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will let those people beat me and pull the hair from my beard. I will not hide my face when they say bad things to me and spit at me.

I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I bared my back to those who beat me. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spit in my face.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will offer my back to those who whip me and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I gave My back to those who beat Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.

English KJV 1611

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

English LSB

I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from dishonor and spitting.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard; I did not cover my face from shame and spitting.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; My face I did not shield from buffets and spitting.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I let my enemies beat me on my bare back. I let them pull the hair out of my beard. I didn't turn my face away when they made fun of me and spit on me.

English NIV

I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

English NKJ 1982

I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

English NLT

I give my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard. I do not hide from shame, for they mock me and spit in my face.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I offered my back to those who flogged me and my cheek to those who tore out my beard. I never hid my face from demeaning insults or from those who spit on me.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I give my back to the whip, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard. I do not hide from shame—they spit in my face.

English Tyndale 1537

but I offer my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers. I turn not my face from shame and spitting,