Isaiah 23:7
What does Isaiah 23:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 23:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Is this the town which was full of joy, whose start goes back to times long past, whose wanderings took her into far-off countries?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Is this your exulting one? From the days of old <FI>is<Fi> her antiquity, Carry her do her own feet afar off to sojourn.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Is not this your city, which gloried from of old in her antiquity? her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Is this your joyous [city], whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 22:2
O thou that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; thy slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.
- Joshua 19:29
and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;
- Isaiah 32:13
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
- Isaiah 47:1
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
- Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
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