New International Version (NIV)
19These double calamities have come upon you—
who can comfort you?—
ruin and destruction, famine and sword—
who can51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I console you?
Isaiah 51:19
Isaiah 51:19 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
19These two things have happened to you;
Who will mourn for you?
The devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
How shall I comfort you?
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
19These two things have befallen you;
Who will mourn for you?
The devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
How shall I comfort you?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
19These two tragedies have befallen you;
Who will show sympathy for you and mourn with you?
The desolation and destruction [on the land and city], famine and sword [on the inhabitants];
How shall I comfort you?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
19These pairs have befallen you:
devastation and destruction,
famine and sword.
Who will grieve for you?
Who can comfort you?51:19 DSS, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; MT How can I comfort you?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
19Nothing but trouble has come to you.
You have been wiped out and destroyed.
And you have suffered hunger and war.
No one feels sorry for you.
No one can comfort you.