Isaiah 51:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Attend unto Me, O My people, And, O My nation, unto Me give ear. For a law from Me goeth out, And My judgment to the light, Peoples I do cause to rest.

English ASV

Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.

English Amplified

Listen to Me [the Lord], O My people, and give ear to Me, O My nation; for a [divine] law will go forth from Me, and I will establish My justice for a light to the peoples.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Listen to Me [the Lord], O My people, and give ear to Me, O My nation; for a [divine] law will go forth from Me, and I will establish My justice for a light to the peoples.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Pay attention to me, my people, and listen to me, my nation; for instruction will come from me, and my justice for a light to the nations. I will bring it about quickly.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Listen unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will establish my judgment for a light of the peoples.

English EASY 2024

‘Listen to me, my people. Listen carefully, my nation. I will tell all people about my laws. I will cause my justice to be like a light to all nations.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"My people, listen to me! My decisions will be like lights showing people how to live.

"Give attention to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me, and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Listen to me, my people, listen to what I say: I give my teaching to the nations; my laws will bring them light.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Pay attention to me, my people. Open your ears to hear me, my nation. My teachings will go out from me. My justice will become a light for the people.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for instruction will come from Me, and My justice for a light to the nations. I will bring it about quickly.

English KJV 1611

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

English LSB

“Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Listen to Me, O My people; and give ear to Me, O My nation: for a law shall proceed from Me, and I will set My justice as a light of the peoples.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

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

Be attentive to me, my people; my folk, give ear to me. For law shall go forth from my presence, and my judgment, as the light of the peoples.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Pay attention to me, my people! Listen to me, my people! For I will issue a decree, I will make my justice a light to the nations.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Listen to me, my people. Pay attention, my nation. My law will go out to the nations. I make everything right. That will be a guiding light for them.

English NIV

"Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.

English NKJ 1982

“Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples.

English NLT

"Listen to me, my people. Hear me, Israel, for my law will be proclaimed, and my justice will become a light to the nations.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Listen to me, my people, and give heed to me, my nation; for a teaching will go out from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Listen to me, my people; pay attention to me, my nation. For I release my teaching to the nations, and I will cause the light of justice to rest on them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

“Listen to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go forth from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Listen to me, my people; listen, O Israel, for I will see that right prevails.

English Tyndale 1537

Have respect unto me then, O my people, and lay thine ear to me: for a law, and an ordinance shall go forth from me, to lighten the Gentiles.(Hearken unto me my people, and turn your ears to me my folk. There shall a law go out from me, and my judgement will I stablish to be a light unto nations.)