Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
who made [the] world like the desert and destroyed its cities, [who] would not let his prisoners go home?'
New American Standard Bible
And overthrew its cities,
Who
King James Version
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Holman Bible
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”
International Standard Version
who made the world like a desert, who destroyed its cities, who would not open the jails for his prisoners?'
A Conservative Version
who made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities of it, who did not let loose his prisoners to their home?
American Standard Version
that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
Amplified
Who made the world like a wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who did not permit his prisoners to return home?’
Bible in Basic English
Who made the world a waste, overturning its towns; who did not let his prisoners loose from the prison-house.
Darby Translation
that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards?
Julia Smith Translation
Setting the habitable globe as a desert, and destroying its cities: for his bound opening not the house.
King James 2000
That made the world like a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Modern King James verseion
who made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; who did not open the house for his prisoners?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Is this he that made the world in a manner waste, and laid the cities to the ground, which let not his prisoners go home?"
NET Bible
Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?"'
New Heart English Bible
who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities; who did not release his prisoners to their home?"
The Emphasized Bible
Who made the world like a desert And its cities, brake down? Its prisoners, he loosed not. Bach one to his home.
Webster
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
World English Bible
who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities; who didn't release his prisoners to their home?"
Youngs Literal Translation
He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.
Themes
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Destruction of
Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » The burden of babylon
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denunciation against the philistines
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 14:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Downfall Of The King Of Babylon
16 Those who see you will stare at you, they will look closely at you: '[Is] this the man who made the earth tremble, who caused kingdoms to shake, 17 who made [the] world like the desert and destroyed its cities, [who] would not let his prisoners go home?' 18 All [the] kings of [the] nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.
Cross References
Joel 2:3
{Before them} a fire devours, and behind them a flame burns. Like the garden of Eden is the land {before them}, and after them [it is like] a desolate desert, and nothing can escape them.
Isaiah 45:13
I myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his paths smooth. He himself shall build my city, and he shall set my exiles free, not for price or a gift," says Yahweh of hosts.
2 Chronicles 28:8-15
And the Israelites captured two hundred thousand of their brothers, women, sons, and daughters. And they also plundered much booty from them and brought the booty to Samaria.
Ezra 1:2-4
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Isaiah 13:19-22
And Babylon, [the] glory of kingdoms, the splendor of the Chaldeans' pride, will be like {when God overthrew} Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 58:6
Is this not [the] fast I choose: to release [the] bonds of injustice, to untie [the] ropes of [the] yoke, and to let [the] oppressed go free, and {tear} every yoke to pieces?
Isaiah 64:10
{Your holy cities} have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Ezekiel 6:14
And I will stretch out my hand against them, and I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland from the desert to Riblah in all of their dwellings, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh." '"
Zephaniah 2:13-14
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and he will destroy Assyria and will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry wasteland like the desert.