New International Version (NIV)
25“I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes—
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.
Isaiah 41:25
Isaiah 41:25 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
25¶“I have put one from the north into motion, and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon rulers as upon 41:25 I.e., the building materialmortar,
As the potter treads on clay.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
25“I have aroused one from the north, and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar,
Even as the potter treads clay.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
25¶“I have stirred up and put into action 41:25 Cyrus originally came from the east (Is 41:2), but defeated a number of kingdoms north of Babylon early in his reign.one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].
And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,
Even as a potter treads clay.” [2 Chr 36:23; Ezra 1:1-3]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
25I have raised up one from the north, and he has come —
one from the east who calls on My name.
He will march over rulers as if they were mortar,
like a potter who treads the clay.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
25“I have stirred up a king
who will come from the north.
He lives in the east.
He will bring honor to me.
He walks all over rulers as if they were mud.
He steps on them just as a potter stomps on clay.