Menu
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo
account
Finding your way around? See how the new Bible Gateway works. Take the tour.
Back to Classic
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo
Study resources + Scripture = deeper understanding.
  • Read
    • Reading Plans
    • Advanced Search
    • Available Versions
    • Audio Bibles
  • Study
    • Scripture Engagement
    • More Resources
  • Explore
    • Bible News
    • Newsletters
    • Devotionals
    • Bible Gateway App
    • Bible Audio App
  • Store
    • Bibles
    • Deals
    • More
  • Bible Gateway Plus
  • Back to Classic
NIV
Version
Bible Books Bible Books
NIV
Version
Read
Study
Explore
Store
Bible Gateway Plus
Light Mode Dark Mode
Font Size
Back to Classic
Log In show menu
Isaiah 15:6
Share Print
KJ21
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
ASV
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing.
AMP
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed the grass is withered, the new growth dies; There is no green thing.
AMPC
For the waters of Nimrim are desolations, for the grass is withered away and the new growth fails; there is no green thing.
BRG
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
CSB
The Waters of Nimrim are desolate; the grass is withered, the foliage is gone, and the vegetation has vanished.
CSBA
The Waters of Nimrim are desolate; the grass is withered, the foliage is gone, and the vegetation has vanished.
CEB
The waters of Nimrim are used up. Grass has withered; vegetation is dead; greenery is gone.
CJB
The waters of Nimrim are desolate, the grass is dried up, the new growth fails, nothing green is left.
CEV
The streams of Nimrim and the grasslands have dried up. Every plant is parched.
DARBY
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the herbage is withered away, the grass hath failed, there is no green thing.
DRA
For the waters of Nemrim shall be desolate, for the grass is withered away, the spring is faded, all the greenness is perished.
ERV
But Nimrim Brook is as dry as a desert. The grass has dried up, and the plants are all dead. Nothing is green.
EASY
Streams in Nimrim valley have become dry. The grass has died. No green plants remain.
EHV
The waters of Nimrim are dried up. The grass has withered away. The vegetation has died, and no green thing remains.
ESV
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the vegetation fails, the greenery is no more.
ESVUK
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the vegetation fails, the greenery is no more.
EXB
But the water of Nimrim ·has dried up [are devastated/desolate]. The grass has dried up, and all the plants ·are dead [have failed/disappeared]; nothing green is left.
GNV
For the waters of Nimrim shall be dried up: therefore the grass is withered, the herbs consumed, and there was no green herb.
GW
The Nimrim Brook has run dry! The grass dries up, the vegetation withers, and nothing green is left.
GNT
Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left.
HCSB
The waters of Nimrim are desolate; the grass is withered, the foliage is gone, and the vegetation has vanished.
ICB
But the water of Nimrim has dried up. The grass has dried up. All the plants are dead. Nothing green is left.
ISV
The Nimrim waters are desolate; the grass is withered, its vegetation gone; there is no foliage left.
JUB
¶ For the waters of Nimrim have run out: for the grass of the courtyard is withered away, the herb fails, there is no green thing.
KJV
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
AKJV
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
LSB
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Surely the grass is dried up, the tender grass has completely ceased, There is no green thing.
LEB
For the waters of Nimrim are wastelands; for the grass has withered, the vegetation has vanished, there is no greenness.
TLB
Even Nimrim River is desolate! The grassy banks are dried up and the tender plants are gone.
MSG
Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows. They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety. Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim. The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion—a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever’s left in the land.
MEV
for the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; surely the grass is withered away; the grass fails, there is no green thing.
NOG
The Nimrim Brook has run dry! The grass dries up, the vegetation withers, and nothing green is left.
NABRE
The waters of Nimrim have become a waste, The grass is withered, new growth is gone, nothing is green.
NASB
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed, the grass is withered, the new growth has died, There is no greenery.
NASB1995
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out, There is no green thing.
NCB
The waters of Nimrim have become a desolate waste. The grass is parched, the plants have withered away, and nothing green can be seen.
NCV
But the water of Nimrim has dried up. The grass has dried up, and all the plants are dead; nothing green is left.
NET
For the waters of Nimrim are gone; the grass is dried up, the vegetation has disappeared, and there are no plants.
NIRV
The waters at Nimrim are dried up. And so is the grass. The plants have died. Nothing green is left.
NIV
The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.
NIVUK
The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.
NKJV
For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green.
NLV
For the waters of Nimrim have been laid waste. The grass is dried up. The new grass died out. There is no green thing.
NLT
Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up! The grassy banks are scorched. The tender plants are gone; nothing green remains.
NRSVA
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
NRSVACE
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
NRSVCE
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
NRSVUE
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered; the new growth fails; vegetation is no more.
OJB
For the waters of Nimrim shall be dried up; for the khatzir (grass) is withered away, the desheh (vegetation) faileth, yerek (green) there is none,
RGT
“For the waters of Nimrim shall be dried up. Therefore, the grass is withered, the herbs consumed. There was no green herb.
RSV
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
RSVCE
the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the new growth fails, the verdure is no more.
TLV
The waters of Nimrim are desolate. The grass is withered away, the new grass withers, there is nothing green.
VOICE
Where it had been green and rippling with tall grasses, now it’s brown and dusty. Where sweet water glistened all along Nimrim, now it’s dry and desolate.
WEB
For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
WYC
For why the waters of Nimrim shall be forsaken; for the herb dried up, burgeoning failed, all greenness perished. (For the waters of Nimrim shall dry up; and the herbs shall dry up, and the burgeoning shall fail, and all greenness shall perish.)
YLT
For, the waters of Nimrim are desolations, For, withered hath been the hay, Finished hath been the tender grass, A green thing there hath not been.
Previous Isaiah 15:5
Top
Isaiah 15:7Next
21st Century King James Version (KJ21) Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.; American Standard Version (ASV) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Amplified Bible (AMP) Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.; Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation; BRG Bible (BRG) Blue Red and Gold Letter Edition™ Copyright © 2012 BRG Bible Ministries. Used by Permission. All rights reserved. BRG Bible is a Registered Trademark in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office #4145648; Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved. ; Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA) Copyright © 2024 by Holman Bible Publishers.; Common English Bible (CEB) Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible; Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Copyright © 1998 by David H. Stern. All rights reserved. ; Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible.; Darby Translation (DARBY) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International; EasyEnglish Bible (EASY) EasyEnglish Bible Copyright © MissionAssist 2019 - Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1162807. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.; English Standard Version (ESV) The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.; English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.; Expanded Bible (EXB) The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved. ; 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV) Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition. Published by Tolle Lege Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in articles, reviews, and broadcasts. ; GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) Copyright © 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God’s Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.; Good News Translation (GNT) Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.; Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.; International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.; International Standard Version (ISV) Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC.; Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) Copyright © 2013, 2020 by Ransom Press International ; King James Version (KJV) Public Domain; Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV) KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.; Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org For Permission to Quote Information visit https://www.LSBible.org.; Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software; Living Bible (TLB) The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.; The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson; Modern English Version (MEV) The Holy Bible, Modern English Version. Copyright © 2014 by Military Bible Association. Published and distributed by Charisma House. ; Names of God Bible (NOG) The Names of God Bible (without notes) © 2011 by Baker Publishing Group. ; New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. ; New American Standard Bible (NASB) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.; New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.; New Catholic Bible (NCB) Copyright © 2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp. All rights reserved.; New Century Version (NCV) The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.; New English Translation (NET) NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.; New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New International Version - UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969, 2003 by Barbour Publishing, Inc.; New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE) New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 by Artists for Israel International; Revised Geneva Translation (RGT) © 2019, 2024 by Five Talents Audio. All rights reserved.; Revised Standard Version (RSV) Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Tree of Life Version (TLV) Copyright © 2014 by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society (DBA: Tree of Life Bible Society). Used by permission. All rights reserved. For more information about the TLV Bible, visit www.tlvbiblesociety.org.; The Voice (VOICE) The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved. ; World English Bible (WEB) by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.; Wycliffe Bible (WYC) 2001 by Terence P. Noble; Young's Literal Translation (YLT) by Public Domain
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo

Font Size

Font Size

Dark Mode

Light Mode Dark Mode

About

  • About
  • Learn About the Bible
  • Statement of Faith
  • Mobile App
  • Store
  • Blog
  • Newsroom
  • Support Us

Help

  • FAQs
  • Tutorials
  • Use Bible Gateway on Your Site
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
  • California Privacy Rights
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Site: Terms of use
  • Widget: Terms of use

Our Network

  • FaithGateway
  • StudyGateway
  • ChurchSource
  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Grupo Nelson
  • Editorial Vida
  • Thomas Nelson
  • WestBow Press
  • Zondervan
  • MasterLectures

Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • TikTok
  • X
  • YouTube

Preferences

  • Versión en español
  • Preferences
Sign Up for Bible Gateway: News & Knowledge
Get weekly Bible news, info, reflections, and deals in your inbox.

By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, operated by HarperCollins Christian Publishing, 501 Nelson Pl, Nashville, TN 37214 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateway’s emails at any time. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com.

Preferences

  • Versión en español
  • Preferences