Isaiah 21:12
What does Isaiah 21:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 21:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The watchman said: The morning cometh, also the night: if you seek, seek: return, come.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire; return, come.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 17:14
At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
- Jeremiah 50:27
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
- Ezekiel 18:30
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
- Isaiah 55:7
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Jeremiah 42:19
Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day.
- Ezekiel 7:12
The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
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