Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:
New American Standard Bible
And I will make your rivers
King James Version
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
Holman Bible
and I will dry up your rivers;
International Standard Version
who says to the watery deep, "Be dry I will dry up your rivers;"
A Conservative Version
who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers,
American Standard Version
that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
Amplified
“It is I who says to the deep, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers dry.
Darby Translation
that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
Julia Smith Translation
Saying to the depth, Be thou dry, and I will dry up thy rivers.
King James 2000
That says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers:
Lexham Expanded Bible
who says to the deep, 'Dry up! And I will cause your rivers to dry up';
Modern King James verseion
who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I say to the ground, "Be dry," and I dry up thy water floods.
NET Bible
who says to the deep sea, 'Be dry! I will dry up your sea currents,'
New Heart English Bible
who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'
The Emphasized Bible
Who saith to the deep - Be dry and Thy rivers, will I drain!
Webster
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
World English Bible
who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 44:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jerusalem Restored Through Cyrus
26 Who makes the word of his servants certain, and gives effect to the purposes of his representatives; who says of Jerusalem, Her people will come back to her; and of the towns of Judah, I will give orders for their building, and will make her waste places fertile again: 27 Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry: 28 Who says of Cyrus, He will take care of my sheep, and will do all my pleasure: who says of Jerusalem, I will give the word for your building; and of the Temple, Your bases will be put in place.
Cross References
Isaiah 42:15
I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their plants; and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land.
Jeremiah 50:38
A sword is on her waters, drying them up; for it is a land of images, and their minds are fixed on false gods.
Jeremiah 51:36
For this reason the Lord has said: See, I will give support to your cause, and take payment for what you have undergone; I will make her sea dry, and her fountain without water.
Psalm 74:15
You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
Isaiah 11:15-16
And the Lord will make the tongue of the Egyptian sea completely dry; and with his burning wind his hand will be stretched out over the River, and it will be parted into seven streams, so that men may go over it with dry feet.
Isaiah 43:16
This is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters;
Isaiah 51:15
For I am the Lord your God, who makes the sea calm when its waves are thundering: the Lord of armies is his name.
Jeremiah 51:32
And the ways across the river have been taken, and the water-holes ... burned with fire, and the men of war are in the grip of fear.
Revelation 16:12
And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.