HCSB/TNIV In Isaiah

I have repeatedly said that I appreciate the HCSB . It is a very good Bible version . I like the TNIV even better . I will just cite some comparisons where the wording seemed a bit different between the two . Every example does not "prove" that the TNIV is superior . These are two versions I really like . It is just time to look at some phrases side-by-side .

I will cite info from the NET Bible at times : Heb._____

The HCSB will be at the top and the TNIV will be below .

1:6__ no spot is uninjured
there is no soundness
Heb. = there is not in it health

3:12 __ they confuse the direction of your paths
they turn you from the path
Heb. = and the way of your paths they confuse

6:10 __ Dull the minds of the people
Make the heart of this people calloused

8:10 __ Make a prediction ; it will not happen
propose your plan , but it will not stand
Heb. = speak a word , but it will not stand

8:12 __ Do not call everything an alliance these people say is an alliance
Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy
Heb.= Do not say , ' Conspiracy,' with respect to all which these people say,' Conspiracy' .

10:2 __ to keep the poor from getting a fair trial ... so that widows can be their spoil
to deprive the poor of their rights ... making widows their prey

10:13 __ I subjugated the inhabitants
I subdued their kings
Heb. = and I brought down , like a strong one , ones sitting ... [ the NET note went on to say that this refers to those who sit on thrones .

10:16 __ will inflict an emaciating disease on the well-fed of Assyria
will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors ;
Heb. will send leanness against his healthy ones .

13:11 __ humiliate the insolence of tryants
humble the pride of the ruthless

16:4 __ marauders have vanished from the land
the aggressor wll vanish from the land

17:13 __ like the raging of many waters
like the roar of surging waters

21:13 __ in the scrublands of the desert
in the thickets of Arabia

23:9 __ to desecrate all its glorious beauty
to bring down her pride in all her splendor
Heb.= the pride of all the beauty

28:15 __ We have cut a deal with death
We have entered into a covenant with death

28:21 __ His disturbing task
his alien task
The NET notes say :His peculiar work ,or strange task because He must deal with them the way He treated their enemies in the past .

29:21 __ those who , with [ their ] speech , accuse a person of wrongdoing , who set a trap at the gate for the mediator
those who with a word make someone out to be guilty , who ensnare the defender in court
Heb.= the ones that make a man a sinner with a word
Heb.= and deprive by emptiness the innocent


I'll be back .

 

I'm back , were you awaiting my return ?

30:18 __ Happy are all who wait patiently for Him .
Blessed are all who wait for him ! ( same in the Hebrew translation . )

37:26 __ I designed it long ago
Long ago I ordained it
Heb.= formed

40:6 __ all its goodness
all human faithfulness
Heb. =and all his loyalty [ the note went on to say that it conveys the idea of faithfulness , loyalty , devotion and constancy ]

40:23 __ to be irrational
to be nothing

41:1 __ trial
judgment
The NET note said this is a dispute or debate

43:4 __ I will give human beings in your place
I will give nations in exchange for you

43:28 __ officers of the sanctuary
dignitaries of your temple

44:18 __ he has shut their eyes so they cannot see
their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see
Heb. = for their eyes are smeared over so they cannot see , so their heart cannot be wise .

44:25 __ who confounds the wise
who overthrows the learning of the wise
Heb. = who turns back the wise

44:28 __ he will fulfill all my pleasure
he will accomplish all that I please
Heb. = that he might bring to completion all my desire

47:7 __ I will be the mistress forever
I am forever the eternal queen
Heb. = Forever I [ will be ] permanent queen .

47:9 __ They will happen to you in their entirety
They will come upon you in full measure
Heb. = according to their fullness , they will come upon you .

49:7 __ abhorred by people
abborred by the nation

49:18 __ you will wear all your children as jewelry
you will wear them all as ornaments

49:24 __ or the captives of the righteous be delivered ?
or captives be rescued from the firece ?
Heb. = violent [one ], tyrant

50:8 __ The One who justifies Me is near
He who vindicates me is near

52:3 __ you will be redeemed without silver
without money you will be redeemed

52:10 __ The Lord has displayed His holy arm
The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
Heb. = lays bare


I'll come back to this another day .

 

53:10 __ He made Him sick
cause him to suffer

55:12 __ be peacefully guided
be led forth in peace

56:12 __ let's guzzle [ some ] beer ( The NET Bible has about the same wording .)
let us drink our fill of beer !

63:1 __ rising up proudly in His great might
striding forward in the greatness of his strength

63:5 __ My wrath assisted Me
my own wrath sustained me
Heb. = and my anger , it supported me

63:18 __ Your holy people had a possession
Your people possessed your holy place

65:6 __ I will repay them fully
I will pay it back into their laps
Heb. = I will pay back into their laps

 

And thank you Ed .

Just a little info regarding the so-called inclusive language .

In 5:15 the HCS has "humanity" in the first part bof the verse . The ESV has "man" . In the secomd half of the verse the HCS has "man' . The ESV has "each one " .

In 13:12a HCS __ man
ESV __ people


In 31:8a HCS __ human
TNIV__ man

38:11 HCS __ humanity
ESV __ man

43:4 HCS __ human beings
ESV __ men

44:13 HCS __ human likeness ... beautiful person
ESV __ man ... beauty of a man

57:1 HCS __ one
ESV __ man

57:16 HCS __ [ man ]
ESV __ blank

 

Oh , Why Not ? ...

... I'll do Philippians now . The HCS is at the top and theTNIV is below .

1:10 __ so that you can determine what really maters
so that you may be able to discern what is best

1:17 __ out of rivalry
out of selfish ambition ( the NET text is the same )

1:27 __ with one mind
with one accord

2:2 __ sharing the same feelings , focusing on one goal
being one in spirit and of one mind

2:20 __ I have no one else like-minded
I have no one else like him

2:22 __ his proven character
has proved himself

3:4 __ though I once had confidence in the flesh
though I myself have reasons for such confidence

3:16 __ we should live up to whatever [ truth ] we have attained
let us live up to what we have already attained

3:19 __ They are focused on
Their mind is set on

4:2 __ agree in the Lord
be of the same mind in the Lord

4:5 __ graciousness
gentleness ( same in the Greek )

4:6 __ let your requests be made known to God
present your requests to God

4:12 __ I know how to have a lot
I know what it is to have plenty

4:17 __ Not that I seek the gift , but I seek the fruit that is increasing to your account .
Not that I desire your gifts ; what I desire is that more be credited to your account .

 

Well How About Jude ? ...

.... It's short enough . Okay , here it is . HCS at the top and the TNIV below .

4__ turning the grace of our God into promiscuity
pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality
Greek= debauchery

7__ committed
gave themselves up to

15__ convict them
convict all

16 __ These people are discontented grumblers , walking according to their desires ; their mouths utter arrogant words , flattering people for their own advantage .
These people are grumblers and faultfinders ; they follow their own evil desires ; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage .

24__ Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling