Isaiah 44:27

What does Isaiah 44:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 44:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;

Context

v.26that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof;

v.27This passage

v.28That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure, even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 11:15

    And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.

  • Psalms 74:15

    Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.

  • Jeremiah 50:38

    A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.

  • Revelation 16:12

    And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising.

  • Isaiah 42:15

    I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

  • Isaiah 51:15

    For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

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