Isaiah 30:16
“But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 30:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und ihr sprachet: "Nein, sondern auf Rossen wollen wir fliegen", darum werdet ihr fliehen; und: "Auf Rennern wollen wir reiten", darum werden eure Verfolger rennen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Sino que dijisteis: No, antes huiremos en caballos: por tanto vosotros huiréis. Sobre ligeros cabalgaremos: por tanto serán ligeros vuestros perseguidores.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ao invés disso, dissestes: Não, é melhor fugirmos sobre cavalos. Cavalgaremos em rápidos cavalos! Por isso vós fugireis, mas vossos perseguidores serão ainda mais rápidos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Dissestes: 'Não, fugiremos a cavalo', então, fugireis; e 'Cavalgaremos em cavalos velozes', então, aqueles que vos perseguem serão velozes.
📖 Isaiah 30:16 in Context
14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
15For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
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