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Isaiah 5:16–17

16  rBut the Lord of hosts is exalted10 in justice,

and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.

17  Then shall the lambs graze sas in their pasture,

and tnomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.

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Isaiah 5:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice,

and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.

17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture;

lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,

And God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner,

And the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice.

The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness.

17 In that day lambs will find good pastures,

and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the ruins.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,

And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,

And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The Lord All-Powerful will receive glory by judging fairly;

the holy God will show himself holy by doing what is right.

17 Then the sheep will go anywhere they want,

and lambs will feed on the land that rich people once owned.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 and Jehovah of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy •God hallowed in righteousness. 17 And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 The Lord of Armies will be honored when he judges. 

The holy God will show himself to be holy when he does what is right. 

17 Then lambs will graze as if they were in their own pasture, 

and foreigners will eat among the ruins of the rich. 

Isaiah 5:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 But the Lord of Hosts is exalted by His justice,

and the holy God is distinguished by righteousness.

17 Lambs will graze

as if in their own pastures,

and strangers will eat

among the ruins of the rich.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 But the Lord of hosts is exalted by justice,

and the Holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.

17 Then the lambs shall graze as in their pasture,

fatlings and kids shall feed among the ruins.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 But Yahweh of hosts is exalted by justice,

and the holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.

17 And then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,

and fatlings, kids will eat among the sites of ruins.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 But the Lord who rules over all will be honored

because he judges fairly.

The holy God will show that he is holy

by doing what is right.

17 Then sheep will graze as if they were in their own grasslands.

Lambs will eat grass among the destroyed buildings

where rich people used to live.

Isaiah 5:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment,

And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

17 Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,

And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.


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