Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Highways are empty, there are no travelers. Treaties are broken, witnesses are despised, human life is treated with disrespect.
New American Standard Bible
He has
He has no regard for man.
King James Version
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Holman Bible
travel has ceased.
An agreement has been broken,
cities
and human life disregarded.
International Standard Version
The highways are deserted; travelers have quit the road. The enemy has broken treaties; he despises their witnesses, and respects no one.
A Conservative Version
The highways lay waste. The wayfaring man ceases. [The enemy] has broken the covenant. He has despised the cities. He does not regard man.
American Standard Version
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.
Amplified
The highways are deserted, the traveler has ceased [to appear].
The enemy has broken the covenant, he has rejected the
He has no regard for [any] man.
Bible in Basic English
The highways are waste, no man is journeying there: the agreement is broken, he has made sport of the towns, he has no thought for man.
Darby Translation
The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Julia Smith Translation
The highways lay waste, the traveler passing by, ceased: he brake the covenant, he despised the cities, he reckoned them not men.
King James 2000
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: he has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he regards no man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Highways are deserted; [the] traveler [on the] road ceases. One breaks a treaty, he rejects [the] cities, he does not hold man in high regard.
Modern King James verseion
The highways lie waste, the traveler ceases. He has broken the covenant. He has despised the cities. He cared for no man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The streets are waste, there walketh no man therein; the covenant is broken, the cities are despised; they are not regarded,
New Heart English Bible
The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn't regard man.
The Emphasized Bible
The highways are deserted, The passer-by on the path, hath ceased, - He hath broken covenant, He hath despised cities, He hath made no account of men.
Webster
The highways lie waste, the way-faring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
World English Bible
The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn't respect man.
Youngs Literal Translation
Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.
Interlinear
Shamem
Parar
Ma'ac
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 33:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Judgment And Help
7 Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly. 8 Highways are empty, there are no travelers. Treaties are broken, witnesses are despised, human life is treated with disrespect. 9 The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the desert; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Judges 5:6
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads.
1 Samuel 17:10
Then the Philistine said, "I defy Israel's troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!"
1 Samuel 17:26
David asked the men who were standing near him, "What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?"
2 Kings 18:13-17
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
2 Kings 18:20-21
Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?
Psalm 10:5
He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.
Isaiah 10:9-11
Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus?
Isaiah 10:13-14
For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.
Isaiah 10:29-31
They went through the pass, spent the night at Geba. Ramah trembled, Gibeah of Saul ran away.
Isaiah 35:8
A thoroughfare will be there -- it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it -- fools will not stray into it.
Isaiah 36:1
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
Lamentations 1:4
(Dalet) The roads to Zion mourn because no one travels to the festivals. All her city gates are deserted; her priests groan. Her virgins grieve; she is in bitter anguish!
Luke 18:2-4
He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.