Isaiah 16:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.”

Isaiah 16:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 16:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 16:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.”

Isaiah 16:6 — World English Bible

Isaiah 16:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“We have heard of the pride of Moab, thathe is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. ”

Isaiah 16:6 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 16:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“We have heard of the pride of Moab--very proud, His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath, Not right <FI>are<Fi> his devices.”

Isaiah 16:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 16:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, — [he is] very proud, — of his pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath: his pratings are vain. ”

Isaiah 16:6 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 16:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“We haue heard of the pride of Moab, (he is very proud) euen his pride, and his arrogancie, and his indignation, but his lies shall not be so.”

Isaiah 16:6 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 16:6 in Context — Isaiah 16

4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

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What Does Isaiah 16:6 Mean?

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