Isaiah 63:18
What does Isaiah 63:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 63:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Why have evil men gone over your holy place, so that it has been crushed under the feet of our haters?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For a little while did Thy holy people possess, Our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They have possessed thy holy people as nothing: our enemies have trodden down thy sanctuary.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thy holy people have possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
- Lamentations 4:1
How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
- Lamentations 1:10
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thine assembly.
- Psalms 74:3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
- Deuteronomy 26:19
and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
- Daniel 8:24
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do his pleasure; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.
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