Isaiah 14:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?"

New Living Translation
Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

English Standard Version
who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’

Berean Study Bible
who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”

New American Standard Bible
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’

NASB 1995
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?'

NASB 1977
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’

Amplified Bible
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not permit his prisoners to return home?’

Christian Standard Bible
who turned the world into a wilderness, who destroyed its cities and would not release the prisoners to return home? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who turned the world into a wilderness, who destroyed its cities and would not release the prisoners to return home?"

Contemporary English Version
Did he capture every city and make earth a desert? Is he the one who refused to let prisoners go home?"

Good News Translation
Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
who made the world like a desert and tore down its cities, who didn't let his prisoners go home?"

International Standard Version
who made the world like a desert, who destroyed its cities, who would not open the jails for his prisoners?'

NET Bible
Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?"'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

New King James Version
Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

King James 2000 Bible
That made the world like a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

New Heart English Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, everyone in his own house.

World English Bible
who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities; who didn't release his prisoners to their home?"

American King James Version
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

American Standard Version
that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

A Faithful Version
Who made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; who did not allow his prisoners to go free?'

Darby Bible Translation
[that] made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; [that] dismissed not his prisoners homewards?

English Revised Version
that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

Webster's Bible Translation
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He made the worlde as a wildernesse, and destroied the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste, and layde the cities to the grounde, which let not his prisoners go out?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waist, & and layde the cities to the grounde, which let not his prisoners go home?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He has made the world as a wilderness, "" And he has broken down his cities, "" He did not open the house of his bound ones.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.

Smith's Literal Translation
Setting the habitable globe as a desert, and destroying its cities: for his bound opening not the house.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners?

Catholic Public Domain Version
who made the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who would not even open a prison for his prisoners?’ ”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he laid waste to the world as a wilderness, and he has ruined the cities and he did not release his prisoners’

Lamsa Bible
Who made the world as a wilderness and destroyed its cities; who did not free his prisoners?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
That made the world as a wilderness, And destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
that made the whole world desolate, and destroyed its cities; he loosed not those who were in captivity.
















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