Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who will mourn for you?
The
How shall I comfort you?
King James Version
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Holman Bible
devastation and destruction,
famine and sword.
Who will grieve for you?
How can I
International Standard Version
"These twin things have come upon you (who can feel sorry for you?): ruin and destruction, famine and the sword who can console you?
A Conservative Version
These two things have befallen thee (Who shall bemoan thee?): Desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword. How shall I comfort thee?
American Standard Version
These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee?
Amplified
These two tragedies have befallen you;
Who will show sympathy for you and mourn with you?
The desolation and destruction [on the land and city], famine and sword [on the inhabitants];
How shall I comfort you?
Bible in Basic English
These two things have come on you; who will be weeping for you? wasting and destruction; death from need of food, and from the sword; how may you be comforted?
Darby Translation
These two things are come unto thee; who will bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and famine and sword: how shall I comfort thee?
Julia Smith Translation
These two encountering thee; who shall be moved for thee? desolation and breaking, and famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
King James 2000
These two things have come unto you; who shall be sorry for you? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort you?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Two [things] here [have] happened to you--who will {show sympathy} for you?-- devastation and destruction, famine and sword--who will comfort you?
Modern King James verseion
These two things have come to you, who shall be sorry for you? Desolation, and ruin, and the famine, and the sword. By whom shall I comfort you?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Both these things are happened unto thee, but who is sorry for it? Yea, destruction, wasting, hunger and sword: but who hath comforted thee?
NET Bible
These double disasters confronted you. But who feels sorry for you? Destruction and devastation, famine and sword. But who consoles you?
New Heart English Bible
These two things have happened to you. Who will bemoan you? Desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?
The Emphasized Bible
Twain, are the things befalling thee, Who will lament for thee? Wasting and destruction and f famine and sword By whom shall I comfort thee?
Webster
These two things have come to thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
World English Bible
These two things have happened to you. Who will bemoan you? Desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?
Youngs Literal Translation
These two are meeting thee, who is moved for thee? Spoiling and destruction -- Famine and sword, who -- I comfort thee?
Interlinear
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References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 51:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wake Up, Jerusalem
18
Nor is there one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared.
Who will mourn for you?
The
How shall I comfort you?
They
Like an
Full of the wrath of the Lord,
The
Cross References
Isaiah 47:9
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
Amos 7:2
And it came about,
“
For he is
Job 2:11
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the
Job 42:11
Then all his
Psalm 69:20
And
And for
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again at all the acts of
Isaiah 14:30
And the needy will lie down in security;
I will
And it will kill off your survivors.
Isaiah 22:4
Let me
Do not
Isaiah 61:2
And the
To
Jeremiah 9:17-21
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the
And send for the
Lamentations 1:9
She
Therefore she has
“
For the enemy has
Lamentations 1:12
Look and see if there is any
Which was severely dealt out to me,
Which the
Lamentations 1:16-17
Because far from me is a
One who restores my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”
Ezekiel 14:21
For thus says the Lord God, “How much more when
2 Corinthians 7:6-7
But
2 Corinthians 7:13
For this reason we have been
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17