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Isaiah 25:11

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11*They will stretch out their hands as if they were trying to swim, but God will humiliate them, and their hands will sink helplessly.

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Cross references

  1. *25.10–12: Ez 25:8–11; Zep 2:8–11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it

as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim,

but the Lord will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill of his hands.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They will stretch out their hands in it,

as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.

God will bring down their pride

despite the cleverness of their hands.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will spread out his arms in the middle of it,

as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim.

His pride will be brought low,

along with the trickery of his hands.

NLTNew Living Translation

God will push down Moab’s people

as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands.

He will end their pride

and all their evil works.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it will spread out its hands in the midst of it,

just as the swimmer spreads out to swim,

and its pride will be brought low with the movement of its hands.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them,

As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim:

And he shall bring down their pride

Together with the spoils of their hands.