Isaiah 13:12
What does Isaiah 13:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 13:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.
Context
v.11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
v.12This passage
v.13Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Jehovah of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 13:15
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword.
- Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
- Psalms 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.
- Isaiah 24:6
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
- Isaiah 4:1
And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.
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