Isaiah 13:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
I will make people scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.

New Living Translation
I will make people scarcer than gold— more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.

English Standard Version
I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.

Berean Study Bible
I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

New American Standard Bible
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

NASB 1995
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

NASB 1977
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold, And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

Amplified Bible
I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold, And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.

Christian Standard Bible
I will make a human more scarce than fine gold, and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will make man scarcer than gold, and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

Contemporary English Version
Survivors will be harder to find than the purest gold.

Good News Translation
Those who survive will be scarcer than gold.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will make people harder to find than pure gold and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir.

International Standard Version
I'll make people scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than gold from Ophir.

NET Bible
I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

New King James Version
I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

King James 2000 Bible
I will make a man more rare than fine gold; even a man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

World English Bible
I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

American King James Version
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

American Standard Version
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

A Faithful Version
I will make man more scarce than gold; even man more than the fine gold of Ophir.

Darby Bible Translation
I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.

English Revised Version
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
I will make a man more precious then fine golde, euen a man aboue the wedge of golde of Ophir.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I wyll make a man dearer then fine gold, and a man to be more worth then a golden wedge of Ophir.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I will make a man dearer the fyne golde, and a man to be more worth, the a golden wedge of Ophir.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I make man more rare than fine gold, "" And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

Young's Literal Translation
I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

Smith's Literal Translation
I will make a man precious above pure gold, and a man above the gold of Ophir.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A man will be more precious than gold, and mankind will become like pure refined gold.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall make a man rarer than gold and men more so than the gold of Ophir

Lamsa Bible
I will make a man more precious than gold; even a man than the gold of Ophir.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will make man more rare than fine gold, Even man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they that are left shall be more precious than gold tried in the fire; and a man shall be more precious than the stone that is in Suphir.
















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