Isaiah 31 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 31:1
KJVWoe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
WEBWoe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
YLTWo [to] those going down to Egypt for help, And on horses lean, And trust on chariots, because many, And on horsemen, because very strong, And have not looked on the Holy One of Israel, And Jehovah have not sought.
Isaiah 31:2
KJVYet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
WEBYet he also is wise, and will bring disaster,
YLTAnd He also [is] wise, and bringeth in evil, And His words He hath not turned aside, And He hath risen against a house of evil doers, And against the help of workers of iniquity.
Isaiah 31:3
KJVNow the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
WEBNow the Egyptians are men, and not God;
YLTAnd the Egyptians [are men], and not God, And their horses [are] flesh, and not spirit, And Jehovah stretcheth out His hand, And stumbled hath the helper, And fallen hath the helped one, And together all of them are consumed.
Isaiah 31:4
KJVFor thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
WEBFor Yahweh says to me,
YLTFor thus said Jehovah unto me: `As growl doth the lion and the young lion over his prey, Called against whom is a multitude of shepherds, From their voice he is not affrighted, And from their noise he is not humbled; So come down doth Jehovah of Hosts To war on mount Zion, and on her height.
Isaiah 31:5
KJVAs birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
WEBAs birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem.
YLTAs birds flying, so doth Jehovah of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.'
Isaiah 31:6
KJVTurn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
WEBReturn to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.
YLTTurn back to Him from whom sons of Israel Have deepened apostacy.
Isaiah 31:7
KJVFor in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
WEBFor in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.
YLTFor in that day despise doth each His idols of silver, and his idols of gold, That your hands made to you -- a sin.
Isaiah 31:8
KJVThen shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
WEB“The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man;
YLTAnd fallen hath Asshur by sword, not of the high, Yea, a sword -- not of the low, doth consume him, And he hath fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.
Isaiah 31:9
KJVAnd he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
WEBHis rock will pass away by reason of terror,
YLTAnd [to] his rock from fear he passeth on, And affrighted by the ensign have been his princes -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Who hath a light in Zion, And who hath a furnace in Jerusalem!
9 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT