Isaiah 30:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”
Isaiah 30:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 30:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 30:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“but you said, “No, for we will flee on horses;” therefore you will flee; and, “We will ride on the swift;” therefore those who pursue you will be swift.”
Isaiah 30:16 — World English Bible
Isaiah 30:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. ”
Isaiah 30:16 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 30:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.”
Isaiah 30:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 30:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ye said, No, but we will flee upon horses, — therefore shall ye flee; and, We will ride upon the swift, — therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. ”
Isaiah 30:16 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 30:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For ye haue sayd, No, but we wil flee away vpon horses. Therefore shall ye flee. We will ride vpon the swiftest. Therefore shall your persecuters be swifter.”
Isaiah 30:16 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 30:16 in Context — Isaiah 30
14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
What Does Isaiah 30:16 Mean?
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