Isaiah 56:9
What does Isaiah 56:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 56:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All you beasts of the field, come together for your meat, even all you beasts of the wood.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All ye beasts of the field come to devour, all ye beasts of the forest.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, all ye beasts in the forest.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 29:5
And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
- Jeremiah 12:9
Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
- Deuteronomy 28:26
And thy dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them away.
- Revelation 19:17
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God;
- Isaiah 18:6
They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
- Ezekiel 39:17
And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and drink blood.
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