Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be
Gird yourselves, yet be
King James Version
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
Holman Bible
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.
International Standard Version
"Band together, you nations, but be shattered! Listen, all you distant countries! Strap on your armor, but be shattered.
A Conservative Version
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
American Standard Version
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
Amplified
“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!
Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
Bible in Basic English
Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:
Darby Translation
Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
Julia Smith Translation
Make friendship, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, every land from afar; be girded and be broken in pieces; be girded and be broken in pieces.
King James 2000
Be shattered, O you people, you shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all you from far countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be broken, [you] peoples, and be dismayed. And listen, all distant [parts of the] earth; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed!
Modern King James verseion
Suffer evil, O people, and be broken! And give ear, all from the far places of the earth. Gird yourselves and be broken. Gird yourselves and be broken!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Go together ye people, and gather you, hearken to all ye of far countries. Muster you, and you shall be broken down: prepare you to battle and you shall be torn in pieces.
NET Bible
You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!
New Heart English Bible
Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces. Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered. Dress for battle, and be shattered.
The Emphasized Bible
Rage, O ye peoples, - and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth, - Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown:
Webster
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
World English Bible
Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
Youngs Literal Translation
Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.
Interlinear
Ra`a`
Chathath
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'azar
אזר
'azar
Usage: 16
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 8:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Shiloah Waters And Euphrates Flood
8
and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel."
9
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be
Gird yourselves, yet be
Cross References
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.'"
Psalm 37:14-15
The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;
Proverbs 11:21
Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Isaiah 7:1-2
In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it.
Isaiah 14:5-6
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
Isaiah 17:12-13
Ah, the thunder of many peoples; they thunder like the thundering of the sea! Ah, the roar of nations; they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!
Isaiah 28:13
And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 37:36
And the angel of the LORD went out and struck down a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
Isaiah 54:15
If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you.
Jeremiah 46:9-11
Advance, O horses, and rage, O chariots! Let the warriors go out: men of Cush and Put who handle the shield, men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
Ezekiel 38:9-23
You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
Daniel 2:34-35
As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
Joel 3:9-14
Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
Micah 4:11-13
Now many nations are assembled against you, saying, "Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion."
Zechariah 14:1-3
Behold, a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.
Revelation 17:12-14
And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.
Revelation 20:8-9
and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.