Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle. New Living Translation They have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and the terrors of battle. English Standard Version For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle. Berean Standard Bible For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. King James Bible For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. New King James Version For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war. New American Standard Bible For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, And from the press of battle. NASB 1995 For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the press of battle. NASB 1977 For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, And from the press of battle. Legacy Standard Bible For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the heaviness of battle. Amplified Bible For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, from the bent bow And from the press of battle and grief of war. Christian Standard Bible For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle. Holman Christian Standard Bible For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle. American Standard Version For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they are scattered from before the sword and from before the point of a poisoned arrow, and from before the full bow, and from before the strength of war Brenton Septuagint Translation meet the fugitives with bread, because of the multitude of the slain, and because of the multitude of them that lose their way, and because of the multitude of swords, and because of the multitude of bent bows, and because of the multitude of them that have fallen in war. Contemporary English Version They are worn out and weary from being chased by enemies with swords and arrows. Douay-Rheims Bible For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle. English Revised Version For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. GOD'S WORD® Translation They flee from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, and from the thick of battle. International Standard Version For he has fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle." JPS Tanakh 1917 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, And from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. Literal Standard Version For they fled from the face of destructions, | From the face of an outstretched sword, | And from the face of a trodden bow, | And from the face of the grievousness of battle. Majority Standard Bible For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. New American Bible For they have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword; From the taut bow, from the thick of battle. NET Bible For they flee from the swords--from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle. New Revised Standard Version For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battle. New Heart English Bible For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle. Webster's Bible Translation For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. World English Bible For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle. Young's Literal Translation For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prophecy Against Arabia…14Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. 15For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. 16For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.… Cross References Isaiah 13:14 Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land. Isaiah 13:15 Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. Isaiah 22:3 All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place. Isaiah 31:8 "Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. Isaiah 33:3 The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise. Treasury of Scripture For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. from the swords. Job 6:19,20 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them… Jump to Previous Battle Bent Bow Destructions Drawn Face Fled Flee Flight Grievousness Heat Press Sharp Stretched-Out Sword Swords Trodden Trouble WarJump to Next Battle Bent Bow Destructions Drawn Face Fled Flee Flight Grievousness Heat Press Sharp Stretched-Out Sword Swords Trodden Trouble WarIsaiah 21 1. The prophet, bewailing the captivity of his people, 6. sees in a vision the fall of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. 11. Edom, scorning the prophet, is moved to repentance. 13. The set time of Arabia's calamity. (15) For they fled from the swords.--The fourfold repetition of the somewhat full form of the Hebrew preposition (literally, from the face of) seems as if intended to emphasise the several stages of retreat.Verse 15. - For they fled; rather, they have fled. The Dedanites have been attacked with sword and bow, and have fled from their assailants. Probably the enemy was Assyria, but no trace of the war has been found on the Assyrian monuments. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they flee נָדָ֑דוּ (nā·ḏā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away from מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the sword, חֲרָב֖וֹת (ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword the sword חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword that is drawn, נְטוּשָׁ֗ה (nə·ṭū·šāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon from וּמִפְּנֵי֙ (ū·mip·pə·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the bow קֶ֣שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris that is bent, דְּרוּכָ֔ה (də·rū·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow and from וּמִפְּנֵ֖י (ū·mip·pə·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the stress כֹּ֥בֶד (kō·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3514: Weight, multitude, vehemence of battle. מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Links Isaiah 21:15 NIVIsaiah 21:15 NLT Isaiah 21:15 ESV Isaiah 21:15 NASB Isaiah 21:15 KJV Isaiah 21:15 BibleApps.com Isaiah 21:15 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 21:15 Chinese Bible Isaiah 21:15 French Bible Isaiah 21:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 21:15 For they fled away from the swords (Isa Isi Is) |