Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Holman Bible
from Sela in the desert
to the mountain of Daughter Zion.
International Standard Version
"Send a lamb to the ruler of the land, from Selah, by way of the desert, to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion.
A Conservative Version
Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
American Standard Version
Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Amplified
From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem).
Bible in Basic English
And they will send ... to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
Darby Translation
Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Julia Smith Translation
Send ye a lamb to the ruler to the land, from the rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
King James 2000
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Send a ram [to the] ruler [of the] land, from Sela [across the] desert to the mountain of {daughter Zion}.
Modern King James verseion
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land from the rock of the desert to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
NET Bible
Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the hill of Daughter Zion.
New Heart English Bible
Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
The Emphasized Bible
Send ye the lamb due to the ruler of the land, From Sela towards the desert, - Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion;
Webster
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
World English Bible
Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
Youngs Literal Translation
Send ye a lamb to the ruler of the land, From Selah in the wilderness, Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Interlinear
Shalach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 16:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moab's Hopeless Situation
1 Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion. 2 For as for the daughters of Moab, they shall be as a trembling bird, that is put out of her nest: for they shall carry them unto Arnon.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:4
And Mesha king of Moab - which was rich of sheep, and was wont to render unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and as many rams, with the wool -
2 Kings 14:7
And he slew of the Edomites in the salt valley, ten thousand, and took the town Sela with strength of battle, and called the name of it Joktheel ever after.
Isaiah 10:32
yet shall he remain at Nob that day. After that, shall he lift up his hand against the mount Zion, against the hill of Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:17
Take thou the same, and buy diligently with the same money, calves, lambs, goats, and meat offerings and drink offerings, to be offered upon the altar of the house of your God at Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 8:2
And he beat the Moabites and measured them with a line, making them lie along the earth; so that he brought two parts of them to death, and let one part live. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and paid tribute.
Isaiah 42:11
Let the wilderness with her cities lift up her voice; the towns also that be in Cedar. Let them be glad that sit upon rocks of stone; and let them cry down from the high mountains
Micah 4:8
And unto thee, O thou tower of Eder, thou stronghold of the daughter Zion, unto thee shall it come: even the first lordship and kingdom of the daughter Jerusalem.