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Isaiah 21:5

cThey prepare the table,

they spread the rugs,1

they eat, they drink.

Arise, O princes;

doil the shield!

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Isaiah 21:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

They set the tables,

they spread the rugs,

they eat, they drink!

Get up, you officers,

oil the shields!

Isaiah 21:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink:

Arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

Isaiah 21:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Look! They are preparing a great feast.

They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.

Everyone is eating and drinking.

But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.

You are being attacked!

Isaiah 21:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Prepare the table,

Set a watchman in the tower,

Eat and drink.

Arise, you princes,

Anoint the shield!

Isaiah 21:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

They set the table;

they spread the rugs;

they eat and drink.

Leaders, stand up.

Prepare the shields for battle!

Isaiah 21:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.

Isaiah 21:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.

Isaiah 21:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Set the table. 

Spread the rugs ⸤by the table⸥. 

Eat. Drink. 

Get up, you leaders! 

Prepare your shields for battle! 

Isaiah 21:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet!

Eat and drink!

Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!

Isaiah 21:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They prepare the table,

they spread the rugs,

they eat, they drink.

Rise up, commanders,

oil the shield!

Isaiah 21:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Set out the table in order!

Spread out the rugs!

Eat! drink!

Rise up, commanders;

smear the shield!

Isaiah 21:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

In my vision the Babylonians set the tables.

They spread the rugs out.

They eat. They drink.

Get up, you officers!

Rub your shields with oil!

Isaiah 21:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;

Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”


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