New International Version (NIV)
17the man who made the world a wilderness,
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”
Isaiah 14:17
Isaiah 14:17 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17Who made the world like a wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17Who made the world like a wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who did not permit his prisoners to return home?’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17who turned the world into a desert
and destroyed its cities,
who refused to let the captives
return to their homes?”
American Standard Version (ASV)
17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
17He made the worlde as a wildernesse, and destroied the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
17who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17Did he turn the world into a desert?
Did he destroy its cities?
Did he refuse to let his prisoners go home?’
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
17Is this really the man who made the world become like a desert? He destroyed its cities. He did not let his prisoners go back to their homes.”
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
17He has made the world as a wilderness, || And he has broken down his cities, || He did not open the house of his bound ones.