Isaiah 16:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.”

Isaiah 16:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 16:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 16:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the middle of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don’t betray the fugitive!”

Isaiah 16:3 — World English Bible

Isaiah 16:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive.”

Isaiah 16:3 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 16:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Bring ye in counsel, do judgment, Make as night thy shadow in the midst of noon, Hide outcasts, the wanderer reveal not.”

Isaiah 16:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 16:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Bring in counsel, execute justice; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of noonday; hide the outcasts, discover not the fugitive.”

Isaiah 16:3 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 16:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Gather a cousel, execute iudgement: make thy shadowe as the night in the midday: hide them that are chased out: bewray not him that is fled.”

Isaiah 16:3 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 16:3 in Context — Isaiah 16

1 Envoyez les agneaux au souverain du pays, Envoyez-les de Séla, par le désert, A la montagne de la fille de Sion.

2 Tel un oiseau fugitif, telle une nichée effarouchée, Telles seront les filles de Moab, au passage de l’Arnon.

3 Donne conseil, fais justice, Couvre-nous en plein midi de ton ombre comme de la nuit, Cache ceux que l’on poursuit, Ne trahis pas le fugitif!

4 Laisse séjourner chez toi les exilés de Moab, Sois pour eux un refuge contre le dévastateur! Car l’oppression cessera, la dévastation finira, Celui qui foule le pays disparaîtra.

5 Et le trône s’affermira par la clémence; Et l’on y verra siéger fidèlement, dans la maison de David, Un juge ami du droit et zélé pour la justice.

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What Does Isaiah 16:3 Mean?

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