Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Holman Bible
when he tires
and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
it will do him no good.
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.
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 Therefore my {heart moans} like harp for Moab and my inner parts for Kir-heres. 12 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. 13 This [was] the word that Yahweh spoke to Moab {in the past}.
Cross References
Isaiah 15:2
It has gone up [to] the house, and Dibon [to] the high places for weeping over Nebo, and Moab wails over Medeba. {Every head is bald}, every beard [is] shaved.
Numbers 22:39
Balaam went with Balak, and they came [to] Kiriath-Huzoth.
Numbers 23:14
So he took him to the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah, and he built seven altars, and he offered a bull and a ram on [each] altar
Numbers 23:28
So Balak took Balaam [to] the top of Peor, which looks down on the face of the Jeshimon.
1 Kings 18:29
It happened as noon passed, they raged until the [time of] the evening offering, but there was no voice, there was no answer, and no [one] paid attention.
Jeremiah 48:35
And I will cause to disappear for Moab," {declares} Yahweh, "[the] one who presents a sacrifice [at] a high place, and [the one who] burns a smoke offering to his gods.
Numbers 22:41-3
And it happened, in the morning Balak took Balaam and took him up to Bamoth-Baal, and he saw from there the end of the nation.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star will go out from Jacob, and a scepter will rise from Israel; it will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the children of Seth.
1 Kings 11:7
At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the mountain which {faces} Jerusalem and for Molech, the abomination of the {Ammonites}.
2 Kings 3:27
He took his firstborn son who was to become king in his place and offered him [as] a burnt offering on the wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, and they withdrew from him and returned to the land.
2 Kings 19:12
Did the gods of the nations that my {predecessors} destroyed deliver them? [Not] Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, [nor] the children of Eden who [were] in Tel Assar.
2 Kings 19:16-19
Incline your ears and hear; open, O Yahweh, your eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to insult the living God.
Psalm 115:3-7
But our God [is] in the heavens; all that he desires, he does.
Proverbs 1:28
then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
Isaiah 26:16
Yahweh, in distress they have visited you; they poured out an {incantation}; your discipline [was] on them.
Isaiah 37:38
And this happened: he [was] bowing in worship [in] the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword. And they themselves escaped [to] the land of Ararat, and Esar-haddon his son reigned as king in his place.
Isaiah 47:13
You struggle with your many consultations; let them stand, now, and save you-- those who see the stars, divide [the] {celestial sphere}, who inform by new moons-- from [those things] that are coming upon you.
Jeremiah 10:5
They [are] like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good [is] not in them."
Jeremiah 48:7
For because of your trusting in your works and in your treasures, even you yourselves will be taken, and Chemosh will go out into the exile, his priests and his officials together.
Jeremiah 48:13
Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel were ashamed of Bethel, their trust.
Jeremiah 48:46
Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished. For your sons have been taken into captivity, and your daughters into captivity.