Isaiah 14:32
What does Isaiah 14:32 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 14:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
KJV
King James Version · 1611What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? `That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Sion, and the poor of his people shall hope in him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and the afflicted of his people find refuge in it.
Context
v.31Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
v.32This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
- Isaiah 25:4
For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
- Psalms 102:16
For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
- Psalms 87:5
Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
- Zechariah 11:11
And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
- Psalms 102:28
The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.
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