Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
New American Standard Bible
Your ears will hear a word behind you, “
King James Version
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Holman Bible
and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
International Standard Version
And whether you turn to the right or turn to the left, your ears will hear a message behind you: "This is the way, walk in it."
American Standard Version
and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Amplified
Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
Bible in Basic English
And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.
Darby Translation
And when ye turn to the right hand or when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.
Julia Smith Translation
And thine ears shall hear the word from after thee, saying, This the way, go ye in it when ye shall turn to the right, and when ye shall turn to the left
King James 2000
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk you in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And your ears shall hear a word from behind you, saying, "this [is] the way; walk in it," when you go to your right and when you go to your left.
Modern King James verseion
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and thine ears hearken to his word that cryeth after thee and sayeth, "This is the way. Walk ye in it. Turn not aside; neither to the righthand nor to the left."
NET Bible
You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, "This is the correct way, walk in it," whether you are heading to the right or the left.
New Heart English Bible
and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way. Walk in it."
The Emphasized Bible
So shall, thine own ears, hear a word from behind thee saying, - This, is the way, walk ye therein, When ye would turn to the right hand Or when ye would turn to the left.
Webster
And thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
World English Bible
and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way. Walk in it."
Youngs Literal Translation
And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.
Themes
Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
ears » Instruction received through
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » A voice » Guiding
God's Promises » Of guidance promised to the obedient » By the still small voice
divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » By the still small voice
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As such he » Directs in the way of Godliness
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Guiding
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Isaiah 30:21
Devotionals containing Isaiah 30:21
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 30:21
Images Isaiah 30:21
Prayers for Isaiah 30:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Will Heal His People's Wounds
20 And though LORD give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet thy teachers shall not be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers. 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 22 And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold. Thou shall cast them away as an unclean thing. Thou shall say to it, Get thee away.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 25:8-9
Good and upright is LORD. Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shall go. I will counsel thee with my eye upon thee.
Isaiah 35:8-9
And a highway shall be there, and a way. And it shall be called The way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but is shall be for [the redeemed], the wayfaring men. Yea fools shall not err [in it].
Isaiah 42:16
And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not. I will lead them in paths that they know not. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
Deuteronomy 5:32
Ye shall observe to do therefore as LORD your God has commanded you. Ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Joshua 1:7
Only be strong and very courageous to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou may have good success wherever thou go.
Joshua 23:6
Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye not turn aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
2 Kings 22:2
And he did that which was right in the eyes of LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Psalm 143:8-10
Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left. Remove thy foot from evil.
Isaiah 29:24
They also who err in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmur shall receive instruction.
Isaiah 48:17
Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am LORD thy God, who teaches thee to profit, who leads thee by the way that thou should go.
Isaiah 58:11
And LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones. And thou shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see. And ask for the old paths where is the good way. And walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk.
1 John 2:20
And ye have an anointing from the Holy, and ye know all the things.
1 John 2:27
And for you, the anointing that ye received from him abides in you, and ye have no need that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teaches you about all things, and is TRUE and is no lie, and just as it taught you, ye will a