Isaiah 1:19–21
19 If you are willing and obedient,x
you will eat the good things of the land;y
20 but if you resist and rebel,z
you will be devoured by the sword.”a
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.b
has become a prostitute!c
She once was full of justice;
righteousnessd used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!e
Isaiah 1:19–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
21 How the faithful city
has become a whore,
she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel,
Ye shall be devoured with the sword:
For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
21 How is the faithful city become an harlot!
It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it;
But now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)
19 If you will only obey me,
you will have plenty to eat.
20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen,
you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
21 See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 How the faithful city has become a harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — New Century Version (NCV)
19 If you become willing and obey me,
you will eat good crops from the land.
20 But if you refuse to obey and if you turn against me,
you will be destroyed by your enemies’ swords.”
The Lord himself said these things.
21 The city of Jerusalem once followed the Lord,
but she is no longer loyal to him.
She used to be filled with fairness;
people there lived the way God wanted.
But now, murderers live there.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
19 If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land; 20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the best from the land.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be destroyed by swords.”
The Lord has spoken.
21 How the faithful town has become a prostitute!
She was full of justice,
and righteousness lived in her.
But now murderers live there!
Isaiah 1:19–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 The faithful city—
what an adulteress she has become!
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
Isaiah 1:19–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be devoured by the sword;
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 How the faithful city
has become a whore!
She that was full of justice,
righteousness lodged in her—
but now murderers!
Isaiah 1:19–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19 If you are willing and you are obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land.
20 But if you refuse and you rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword.
For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
21 How has a faithful city become like a whore?
Full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
19 But you have to be willing to change and obey me.
If you are, you will eat the best food that grows on the land.
20 You must follow me. You must obey me.
If you do not, you will be killed with swords.”
The Lord has spoken.
21 See how the faithful city of Jerusalem
has become like a prostitute!
Once it was full of people who treated others fairly.
Those who did what was right used to live in it.
But now murderers live there!
Isaiah 1:19–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
19 “If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;
20 “But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be devoured by the sword.”
Truly, the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 How the faithful city has become a harlot,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once lodged in her,
But now murderers.