Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
be a refuge for Moab
destruction has ended,
and marauders have vanished from the land.
New American Standard Bible
Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer.”
For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased,
King James Version
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
International Standard Version
Let the fugitives from Moab settle among you; be a shelter to them from the destroyer. When the oppressor comes to an end, and destruction has ceased, and the marauder has vanished from the land,
A Conservative Version
Let my outcasts dwell with thee. As for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
American Standard Version
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Amplified
“Let our outcasts of Moab live among you;
Be a [sheltered] hiding place to them from the destroyer.”
For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased,
Oppressors [who trample men] have completely disappeared from the land,
Bible in Basic English
Let those who have been forced out of Moab have a resting-place with you; be a cover to them from him who is making waste their land: till the cruel ones are cut off, and wasting has come to an end, and those who take pleasure in crushing the poor are gone from the land.
Darby Translation
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the waster. For the extortioner is at an end, the wasting hath ceased, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Julia Smith Translation
The outcast shall dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covering to them from the face of him laying waste: for the oppressor ceased, violence was finished, the treaders-down were consumed out of the land.
King James 2000
Let my outcasts dwell with you, Moab; be a refuge to them from the face of the plunderer: for the extortioner is at an end, the destruction ceases, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let my outcasts [of] Moab dwell as aliens among you; be a hiding place for them from [the] presence of [the] destroyer." When the oppressor is no more, destruction has stopped, [the] {one who tramples has} disappeared from the land,
Modern King James verseion
Let my outcasts dwell with you, Moab; be a shelter to them from the face of the destroyer; for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceases, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let my persecuted people dwell among you; Moab; be thou their refuge against the destroyer: for the adversary is brought to naught, the robber is undone, the tyrant is wasted in the land.
NET Bible
Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!" Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.
New Heart English Bible
Let my outcasts dwell with you. As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
The Emphasized Bible
Let mine own outcasts, sojourn with thee, O Moab, become thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler, - For vanished is the oppressor, At an end is extortion, They who tread down have ceased out of the land.
Webster
Let my outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
World English Bible
Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sojourn in thee do My outcasts, O Moab, Be a secret hiding-place to them, From the face of a destroyer, For ceased hath the extortioner, Finished hath been a destroyer, Consumed the treaders down out of the land.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moab's Hopeless Situation
3
Shelter us at noonday
with shade that is as dark as night.
Hide the refugees;
do not betray the one who flees.
be a refuge for Moab
destruction has ended,
and marauders have vanished from the land.
a throne will be established by faithful love.
A judge who seeks what is right
and is quick to execute justice
will sit on the throne forever.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 14:4
you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon
and how the raging
Isaiah 51:13
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
“Do not return a slave to his master when he has escaped from his master to you.
Deuteronomy 24:14
“Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the foreigners residing within a town
Isaiah 9:4
and the rod on their shoulders,
the staff of their oppressor,
just as You did on the day of Midian.
Isaiah 15:6
the grass is withered, the foliage is gone,
and the vegetation has vanished.
Isaiah 25:10
as straw is trampled in a dung pile.
Isaiah 33:1
you traitor never betrayed!
When you have finished destroying,
you will be destroyed.
When you have finished betraying,
they will betray you.
Jeremiah 21:12
House of David, this is what the Lord says:
and rescue the victim of robbery
from the hand of his oppressor,
or My anger will flare up like fire
and burn unquenchably
because of their evil deeds.
Jeremiah 48:8
not one town will escape.
The valley will perish,
and the plain will be annihilated,
as the Lord has said.
Jeremiah 48:18
resident of the daughter of Dibon,
for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
he has destroyed your fortresses.
Zechariah 9:8
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.
Zechariah 10:5
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.
Malachi 4:3
You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Luke 21:24
Romans 16:20
The God of peace
Revelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the sanctuary. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations,