Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then I asked, "For how long, LORD?" He replied: "Until cities lie waste, without inhabitants, and houses without people; and the land becomes utterly desolate.
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord,
“Until
Houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
King James Version
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
Holman Bible
Then I said, “Until when, Lord?”
houses are without people,
the land is ruined and desolate,
A Conservative Version
Then I said, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
American Standard Version
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
Amplified
Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered,
And houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
Bible in Basic English
Then I said, Lord, how long? And he said in answer, Till the towns are waste and unpeopled, and the houses have no men, and the land becomes completely waste,
Darby Translation
And I said, Lord, how long? And he said, Until the cities be wasted, without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land become an utter desolation,
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, How long, O Lord? And he will say, Till when the cities were laid waste from not being inhabited, and the houses from not a man, and the land shall be laid waste with desolation.
King James 2000
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities are wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land is utterly desolate,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then I said, "Until when, Lord?" And he said, "Until [the] cities lie wasted without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is ruined [and] a waste,
Modern King James verseion
Then I said, Lord, how long? And He answered, Until the cities are wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land laid waste, a desolation,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then spake I, "LORD, how long?" And he answered, "Until the cities be utterly without inhabiters, and the houses without men, till the land be also desolate, and lie unbuilded.
NET Bible
I replied, "How long, sovereign master?" He said, "Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
New Heart English Bible
Then I said, "Lord, how long?" He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste,
The Emphasized Bible
Then said I - How long, My Lord? And he said - Until the time that Cities be wasted through having no inhabitant And houses - through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation;
Webster
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities shall be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate;
World English Bible
Then I said, "Lord, how long?" He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste,
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'Till when, O Lord?' And He saith, 'Surely till cities have been wasted without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the ground be wasted -- a desolation,
Interlinear
Yashab
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 6:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaiah's Commission
10 Dull the mind of this people, deafen their ears, and blind their eyes. By doing so, they won't see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed." 11 Then I asked, "For how long, LORD?" He replied: "Until cities lie waste, without inhabitants, and houses without people; and the land becomes utterly desolate. 12 Until the LORD removes people far away, and there are many empty places in the middle of the land.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 1:7
"Your country lies desolate; your cities have been incinerated. Before your very eyes, foreigners are devouring your land they've brought devastation on it, while the land is overthrown by foreigners.
Isaiah 3:26
and her gates lament and mourn. Ravaged, she will sit on the ground."
Leviticus 26:31
I'll lay your cities to waste and destroy your sanctuaries so I don't have to smell the scent of your soothing odors.
Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD, will you be angry? Forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
Psalm 90:13
Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants.
Psalm 94:3
How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph?
Isaiah 24:1-12
"Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.
Psalm 74:10
God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly?