Parallel Verses
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.
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
That is why my heart mourns for Moab like a harp. I mourn for Kir Hareseth.
12
When he
And comes to his sanctuary to pray,
That he will not prevail.
Cross References
Isaiah 15:2
They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Everyone's head is bald and every beard is cut off.
Numbers 22:39
Balaam went with Balak to the town of Huzoth.
Numbers 23:14
So he took him to the Field of Zophim on top of Mount Pisgah. He built seven altars there. He offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Numbers 23:28
So he took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor overlooking the desert.
1 Kings 18:29
They went on with their prayers from midday till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
Jeremiah 48:35
I will stop Moab from making burnt offerings at the places of worship. I will stop Moab from burning incense to their gods, says Jehovah.
Numbers 22:41-3
The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, from where Balaam could see a part of the people of Israel.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.
1 Kings 11:7
Then Solomon put up a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, in the mountain near Jerusalem. And for Molech, the disgusting god worshipped by the children of Ammon.
2 Kings 3:27
He took his oldest son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him on the city wall as a sacrifice to the god of Moab. The Israelites were terrified and so they drew back from the city and returned to their own country.
2 Kings 19:12
Did the gods of the nations that my ancestors destroyed rescue Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
2 Kings 19:16-19
Turn your ear (listen) (pay attention) to me, O Jehovah, and listen. Open your eyes, Jehovah, and see. Listen to the message Sennacherib sent to defy the living God.
Psalm 115:3-7
Our God is in heaven. He does whatever he pleases.
Proverbs 1:28
You will ask for my help, but I will not listen. You will search, but you will not find me.
Isaiah 26:16
Jehovah, they came to you in their distress. When you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer.
Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword. They escaped to the land of Ararat. Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.
Isaiah 47:13
You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Let your astrologers come forward and save you! Let those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you.
Jeremiah 10:5
They are like scarecrows in cucumber fields. They cannot speak. They must be carried, for they cannot walk! Do not fear them! For they can do no harm and they can do no good.
Jeremiah 48:7
Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests.
Jeremiah 48:13
Then the Moabites will be disillusioned with their god Chemosh. The same as the Israelites were disillusioned with Bethel, their trusted god.
Jeremiah 48:46
Pity the people of Moab! The people who worshiped Chemosh have been destroyed. Their sons and daughters have been taken away as prisoners.