Isaiah 51:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?”
Isaiah 51:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 51:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 51:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“These two things have happened to you— who will grieve with you?— desolation and destruction, and famine and the sword. How can I comfort you?”
Isaiah 51:19 — World English Bible
Isaiah 51:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee? ”
Isaiah 51:19 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 51:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“These two are meeting thee, who is moved for thee? Spoiling and destruction--Famine and sword, who--I comfort thee?”
Isaiah 51:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 51:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“These two [things] are come unto thee; who will bemoan thee? — desolation and destruction, and famine and sword: how shall I comfort thee? ”
Isaiah 51:19 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 51:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“These two thinges are come vnto thee: who will lament thee? desolation and destruction and famine, and the sworde: by whome shall I comfort thee?”
Isaiah 51:19 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 51:19 in Context — Isaiah 51
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.
21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
What Does Isaiah 51:19 Mean?
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