Isaiah 34:1
What does Isaiah 34:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 34:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Come near, you nations, and give ear; take note, you peoples: let the earth and everything in it give ear; the world and all those living in it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Come near, ye nations, to hear, And ye peoples, give attention, Hear doth the earth and its fulness, The world, and all its productions.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Come near, ye Gentiles, and hear, and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein, the world, and every thing that cometh forth of it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and all its fulness; the world, and all that cometh forth of it.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2For Jehovah hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 33:13
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- Psalms 50:1
The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
- Psalms 24:1
The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
- Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
- Psalms 96:10
Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26
for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
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