Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Who are these -- as a thick cloud they fly, And as doves unto their windows?
New American Standard Bible
And like the doves to their
King James Version
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Holman Bible
like doves to their shelters?
International Standard Version
"Who are these that fly like clouds, and like doves to their windows?
A Conservative Version
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
American Standard Version
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Amplified
“Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like doves to their windows?
Bible in Basic English
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Darby Translation
Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to their dove-cotes?
Julia Smith Translation
Who are these? they will fly as a cloud, and as doves to their lattices.
King James 2000
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [are] these? They fly like cloud, and like doves to their coops.
Modern King James verseion
Who are these who fly like a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But what are these that flee here like clouds, and as the doves flying to their windows?
NET Bible
Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?
New Heart English Bible
"Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
The Emphasized Bible
Who are these that, As a cloud, do fly? and, As doves to their cotes?
Webster
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their windows?
World English Bible
"Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Themes
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Glory of the The church » Augmented by increase of its members
the Heathen » Salvation of, foretold
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 60:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion Glorified
7 All the flock of Kedar are gathered to thee, The rams of Nebaioth do serve thee, They ascend for acceptance Mine altar, And the house of My beauty I beautify. 8 Who are these -- as a thick cloud they fly, And as doves unto their windows? 9 Surely for Me isles do wait, And ships of Tarshish first, To bring thy sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the name of Jehovah thy God, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee.
Cross References
Genesis 8:8-11
And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,
Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I am God, and there is none else.
Isaiah 49:21
And thou hast said in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten for me -- these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these -- who hath nourished? Lo, I -- I was left by myself, these -- whence are they?
Isaiah 60:4
Lift up round about thine eyes and see, All of them have been gathered, they have come to thee, Thy sons from afar do come, And thy daughters on the side are supported.
Luke 13:29
and they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall recline in the reign of God,
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,
Revelation 7:9
After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,