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Isaiah 30:28

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28His breath is like an overflowing torrent l

that rises to the neck. m

He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction

and to put a bridle on the jaws of the peoples

to lead them astray. n

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Cross references

  1. l30:28 Is 11:4; 30:33; 2Th 2:8
  2. m30:28 Is 8:8
  3. n30:28 2Kg 19:28; Is 37:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

his breath is like an overflowing stream

that reaches up to the neck;

to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction,

and to place on the jaws of the peoples a bridle that leads astray.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His breath is like a rushing torrent,

rising up to the neck.

He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction;

he places in the jaws of the peoples

a bit that leads them astray.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His breath is like an overflowing torrent

that rises to the neck.

He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction

and to put a bridle on the jaws of the peoples

to lead them astray.

NLTNew Living Translation

His hot breath pours out like a flood

up to the neck of his enemies.

He will sift out the proud nations for destruction.

He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And his breath is like an overflowing river;

it reaches up to the neck

to shake the nations with the sieve of worthlessness;

and a bridle that leads astray is on the jawbones of the peoples.

KJV 1900King James Version

And his breath, as an overflowing stream,

Shall reach to the midst of the neck,

To sift the nations with the sieve of vanity:

And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.