Isaiah 23:9

Isaiah 23:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9The Lord Almighty planned it,

to bring down her pride in all her splendor

and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.

9The Lord of armies has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,

To despise all the honored of the earth.

9The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,

To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.

9The Lord of Hosts planned it,

to defile all its glorious beauty,

to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

9Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

9The Lord of hostes hath decreed this, to staine the pride of all glorie, and to bring to contempt all them that be glorious in the earth.

9Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

9The Lord who rules over all planned to do it.

He wanted to bring down all its pride and glory.

He wanted to shame those who were honored all over the earth.

9The Lord Almighty did that! He decided to show that the pride of those people is useless. He decided to bring all those famous people down low.

9YHWH of Hosts has counseled it, || To defile the excellence of all beauty, || To make light all the honored of earth.