Isaiah 33:17
What does Isaiah 33:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 33:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752His eyes shall see the king in his beauty, they shall see the land far off.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
- 1 John 3:2
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
- Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Isaiah 26:15
Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.
- John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
- 2 Chronicles 32:23
And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
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