Isaiah 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.”

Isaiah 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media’s sighing.”

Isaiah 21:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. ”

Isaiah 21:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.”

Isaiah 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease. ”

Isaiah 21:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam, besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning thereof to cease.”

Isaiah 21:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 21:2 in Context — Isaiah 21

1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

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What Does Isaiah 21:2 Mean?

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