Isaiah 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.”

Isaiah 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!”

Isaiah 21:5 — World English Bible

Isaiah 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. ”

Isaiah 21:5 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,”

Isaiah 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield. ”

Isaiah 21:5 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Prepare thou the table: watch in the watch towre: eate, drinke: arise, ye princes, anoynt the shielde.”

Isaiah 21:5 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 21:5 in Context — Isaiah 21

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.

5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

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What Does Isaiah 21:5 Mean?

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