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Isaiah 37:27-29
King James Version
Isaiah 37:27-29
King James Version
27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
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Isaiah 37:27-29
English Standard Version
Isaiah 37:27-29
English Standard Version
27 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength,
are dismayed and confounded,
and have become like plants of the field
and like tender grass,
like grass on the housetops,
blighted[a] before it is grown.
28 “‘I know your sitting down
and your going out and coming in,
and your raging against me.
29 (A)Because you have raged against me
and your complacency has come to my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and (B)I will turn you back on the way
by which you came.’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:27 Some Hebrew manuscripts and 2 Kings 19:26; most Hebrew manuscripts a field
Isaiah 37:27-29
New King James Version
Isaiah 37:27-29
New King James Version
27 Therefore their inhabitants had little power;
They were dismayed and confounded;
They were as the grass of the field
And the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops
And grain blighted before it is grown.
28 “But I know your dwelling place,
Your going out and your coming in,
And your rage against Me.
29 Because your rage against Me and your tumult
Have come up to My ears,
Therefore (A)I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will (B)turn you back
By the way which you came.” ’
Isaiah 37:27-29
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 37:27-29
New American Standard Bible
27 Therefore their inhabitants were [a]powerless,
They were shattered and put to shame;
They were like the (A)vegetation of the field and the green grass,
Like (B)grass on the housetops [b]that is scorched before it has grown.
28 But I (C)know your sitting down,
Your going out, your coming in,
And your raging against Me.
29 Because of your raging against Me
And because your (D)complacency has come up to My ears,
I will put My (E)hook in your nose
And My (F)bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back (G)by the way that you came.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:27 Lit short of hand
- Isaiah 37:27 As in DSS and 2 Kin 19:26; MT and as a terraced field
Isaiah 37:27-29
New International Version
Isaiah 37:27-29
New International Version
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:27 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Kings 19:26); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text roof / and terraced fields
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