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Isaiah 16:14

14 But now the Lord says: “Within three years,w as a servant bound by contractx would count them,y Moab’s splendor and all her many people will be despised,z and her survivors will be very few and feeble.”a

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Isaiah 16:14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble.”

Isaiah 16:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 But now the Lord hath spoken, saying,

Within three years, as the years of an hireling,

And the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude;

And the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

Isaiah 16:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 But now the Lord says, “Within three years, counting each day, the glory of Moab will be ended. From its great population, only a feeble few will be left alive.”

Isaiah 16:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”

Isaiah 16:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 Now the Lord says, “In three years all those people and what they take pride in will be hated. (This is three years as a hired helper would count time.) There will be a few people left, but they will be weak.”

Isaiah 16:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

Isaiah 16:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And now Jehovah speaketh saying, Within three years, as the years of a hired servant, and the glory of Moab shall be brought to nothing, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be small, few, of no account.

Isaiah 16:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 But now the Lord says, “Moab’s honor will be despised within three years. I will count them like workers count the years left of their contracts.In spite of their great number, the survivors will be very few and powerless.” 

Isaiah 16:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 And now the Lord says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.”

Isaiah 16:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 But now the Lord says, In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all its great multitude; and those who survive will be very few and feeble.

Isaiah 16:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 But now Yahweh speaks, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will become contemptible, with all of the great multitude, and the remnant will be a few, small, not strong.

Isaiah 16:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 But now he says, “In exactly three years, people will look down on Moab’s glory. Now Moab has many people. But by that time only a few of them will be left alive. And even they will be weak.”

Isaiah 16:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 But now the Lord speaks, saying, “Within three years, as a hired man would count them, the glory of Moab will be degraded along with all his great population, and his remnant will be very small and impotent.”


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