Isaiah 51:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.”
Isaiah 51:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 51:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 51:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, ‘Bow down, that we may walk over you;’ and you have laid your back as the ground, like a street to those who walk over.””
Isaiah 51:23 — World English Bible
Isaiah 51:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.”
Isaiah 51:23 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 51:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have put it into the hand of those afflicting thee, Who have said to thy soul, Bow down, and we pass over, And thou makest as the earth thy body, And as the street to those passing by!'”
Isaiah 51:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 51:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; who have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street to them that went over.”
Isaiah 51:23 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 51:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But I will put it into their hande that spoile thee: which haue said to thy soule, Bowe downe, that wee may goe ouer, and thou hast layde thy bodie as the grounde, and as the streete to them that went ouer. ”
Isaiah 51:23 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 51:23 in Context — Isaiah 51
21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
22 Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
What Does Isaiah 51:23 Mean?
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