Isaiah 14:17
What does Isaiah 14:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 14:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
KJV
King James Version · 1611That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who made the world a waste, overturning its towns; who did not let his prisoners loose from the prison-house.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890[that] made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; [that] dismissed not his prisoners homewards?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 45:13
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Ezekiel 6:14
And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
- Isaiah 64:10
Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
- Isaiah 58:6
Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
- Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:8
And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
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