Isaiah 28:5
What does Isaiah 28:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 28:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000In that day will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;
KJV
King James Version · 1611In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901In that day will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949In that day will the Lord of armies be a crown of glory, and a fair ornament, to the rest of his people;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862In that day is Jehovah of Hosts For a crown of beauty, and for a diadem of glory, To the remnant of His people.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890In that day will Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant of his people;
Context
v.4and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
v.5This passage
v.6and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 2:32
A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- Isaiah 37:31
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
- Isaiah 11:16
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
- Isaiah 41:16
Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
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