Isaiah 51:23

New International Version

²³I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,^(A)
    who said to you,
    ‘Fall prostrate^(B) that we may walk^(C) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
    like a street to be walked on.”^(D)

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Isaiah 51:23

English Standard Version

²³^(A)and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
    ^(B)who have said to you,
    ‘Bow down, that we may pass over’;
and ^(C)you have made your back like the ground
    and like the street for them to pass over.”

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Isaiah 51:23

New American Standard Bible

²³I will ^(A)put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to ^[a]you, ‘^(B)Lie down so that we may walk over you.’
You have also made your back like the ground,
And like the street for those who walk over it.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 51:23 Lit your soul

Isaiah 51:23

Good News Translation

²³I will give it to those who oppressed you,
to those who made you lie down in the streets
and trampled on you as if you were dirt.”

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Ésaïe 51:23

La Bible du Semeur

²³car je le mettrai dans la main ╵de tes persécuteurs,
de ceux qui te disaient :
« Incline-toi, ╵afin que nous passions ! »
Et tu as présenté ╵ton dos pour qu’on le foule
comme une rue pour les passants.

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