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Isaiah 25:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 25:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 For You have turned the city into a pile of rocks,(A)
a fortified city, into ruins;
the fortress of barbarians(B) is no longer a city;
it will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore, a strong people will honor You.
The cities of violent nations will fear You.
4 For You have been a stronghold for the poor,
a stronghold for the needy(C) person in his distress,
a refuge from the rain, a shade from the heat.(D)
When the breath of the violent
is like rain against a wall,
Isaiah 25:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 25:2-4
New International Version
2 You have made the city a heap of rubble,(A)
the fortified(B) town a ruin,(C)
the foreigners’ stronghold(D) a city no more;
it will never be rebuilt.(E)
3 Therefore strong peoples will honor you;(F)
cities of ruthless(G) nations will revere you.
4 You have been a refuge(H) for the poor,(I)
a refuge for the needy(J) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(K)
and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(L)
is like a storm driving against a wall
Isaiah 25:2-4
King James Version
Isaiah 25:2-4
King James Version
2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
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Isaiah 25:2-4
New King James Version
Isaiah 25:2-4
New King James Version
2 For You have made (A)a city a ruin,
A fortified city a ruin,
A palace of foreigners to be a city no more;
It will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore the strong people will (B)glorify You;
The city of the [a]terrible nations will fear You.
4 For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
(C)A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 25:3 terrifying
Isaiah 25:2-4
English Standard Version
Isaiah 25:2-4
English Standard Version
2 For you have made the city (A)a heap,
the fortified city a ruin;
the foreigners' palace is a city no more;
it will never be rebuilt.
3 (B)Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;
cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
4 (C)For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
(D)a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
(E)for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
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