Isaiah 17:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.”

Isaiah 17:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 17:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 17:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters, but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far off, and will be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.”

Isaiah 17:13 — World English Bible

Isaiah 17:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm. ”

Isaiah 17:13 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 17:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Nations as the wasting of many waters are wasted, And He hath pushed against it, And it hath fled afar off, And been pursued as chaff of hills before wind, And as a rolling thing before a hurricane.”

Isaiah 17:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 17:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The nations rush as the rushing of many waters; but he will rebuke them, and they shall flee far away, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a whirling [of dust] before the whirlwind: ”

Isaiah 17:13 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 17:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The people shall make a sounde like the noise of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee farre off, and shalbe chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the winde, and as a rolling thing before the whirlewinde.”

Isaiah 17:13 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 17:13 in Context — Isaiah 17

11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

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What Does Isaiah 17:13 Mean?

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