Isaiah 25:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.”

Isaiah 25:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 25:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 25:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city. It will never be built.”

Isaiah 25:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 25:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou hast made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ”

Isaiah 25:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 25:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For Thou didst make of a city a heap, Of a fenced city a ruin, A high place of strangers from <FI>being<Fi> a city, To the age it is not built.”

Isaiah 25:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 25:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou hast made of the city a heap, of the fortified town a ruin, the palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built up. ”

Isaiah 25:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 25:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou hast made of a citie an heape, of a strong citie, a ruine: euen the palace of strangers of a citie, it shall neuer be built.”

Isaiah 25:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 25:2 in Context — Isaiah 25

1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

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What Does Isaiah 25:2 Mean?

Isaiah 25:2 is a verse from the Book of Isaiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Isaiah chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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