Isaiah 13:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.”
Isaiah 13:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 13:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 13:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It will never be inhabited, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation. The Arabian will not pitch a tent there, neither will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.”
Isaiah 13:20 — World English Bible
Isaiah 13:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there. ”
Isaiah 13:20 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 13:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“She doth not sit for ever, Nor continueth unto many generations, Nor doth Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds lie not down there.”
Isaiah 13:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 13:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in, even to generation and generation; nor shall Arabian pitch tent there, nor shepherds make fold there. ”
Isaiah 13:20 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 13:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It shall not bee inhabited for euer, neither shall it be dwelled in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch his tents there, neither shall the shepheardes make their foldes there.”
Isaiah 13:20 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 13:20 in Context — Isaiah 13
18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
What Does Isaiah 13:20 Mean?
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