Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
when he tires
and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
it will do him no good.
New American Standard Bible
When he
And comes to his sanctuary to pray,
That he will not prevail.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
International Standard Version
When Moab appears, when he arrives upon the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail."
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
Amplified
So it will come to pass when Moab presents himself,
When he wearies himself [worshiping] on his high place [of idolatry]
And comes to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab] to pray,
That he will not prevail.
Bible in Basic English
And when Moab goes up to the high place, and makes prayer in the house of his god, it will have no effect.
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, when Moab shall appear, shall weary himself on the high place, and enter into his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was when it was seen that Moab was weary upon the height, and Isaiah 16:coming to his holy place to pray and he shall not be able.
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab wearies himself on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And this shall happen: when Moab appears, when it is weary upon the high place and it comes to its sanctuary to pray, it will not prevail.
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, he shall come to his sacred place to pray; but he shall not be able.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it shall come to pass, that when it is seen that Moab shall be made weary of his hill-chapels, he shall come to his temple to pray - but he shall not be made able.
NET Bible
When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!
New Heart English Bible
It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail.
The Emphasized Bible
And it shall be - When it is seen that Moab hath laboured in vain on the high place, He shall enter into his holy place to pray, and shall not prevail,
Webster
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
World English Bible
It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, when it hath been seen, That weary hath been Moab on the high place, And he hath come unto his sanctuary to pray, And is not able.
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 16:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moab's Hopeless Situation
11
as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.
when he tires
and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
it will do him no good.
Cross References
Isaiah 15:2
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
Numbers 22:39
So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
Numbers 23:14
So Balak took him to Lookout Field
Numbers 23:28
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
1 Kings 18:29
All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice,
Jeremiah 48:35
In Moab, I will stop”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.
Numbers 22:41-3
In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal.
Numbers 24:17
I perceive him,
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead
and strike down
1 Kings 11:7
At that time, Solomon built a high place
2 Kings 3:27
So he took his firstborn son,
2 Kings 19:12
Did the gods of the nations
2 Kings 19:16-19
Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see.
Psalm 115:3-7
Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.
Proverbs 1:28
they will search for me, but won’t find me.
Isaiah 26:16
they poured out whispered prayers
because Your discipline fell on them.
Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.
Isaiah 47:13
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.
Jeremiah 10:5
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Jeremiah 48:7
you will be captured also.
Chemosh
with his priests and officials.
Jeremiah 48:13
just as the house of Israel was put to shame
because of Bethel
Jeremiah 48:46
The people of Chemosh have perished
because your sons have been taken captive
and your daughters have gone into captivity.