Isaiah 31:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.”
Isaiah 31:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 31:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 31:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.””
Isaiah 31:5 — World English Bible
Isaiah 31:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it. ”
Isaiah 31:5 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 31:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As birds flying, so doth Jehovah of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.'”
Isaiah 31:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 31:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“As birds with outstretched wings, so will Jehovah of hosts cover Jerusalem; covering, he will also deliver, passing over, he will rescue [it]. ”
Isaiah 31:5 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 31:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As birds that flie, so shall the Lord of hostes defend Ierusalem by defending and deliuering, by passing through and preseruing it.”
Isaiah 31:5 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 31:5 in Context — Isaiah 31
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
4 For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
5 As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
What Does Isaiah 31:5 Mean?
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