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Isaiah 31:5

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5pAs birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem;

qDefending also he will deliver it;

And rpassing over he will preserve it.

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Footnotes

  1. pSo Deut. 32:11. Ps. 91:4.
  2. qSo 2 Kin. 19:34.

Cross references

  1. rEx. 12:13, 23, 27.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts

will protect Jerusalem;

he will protect and deliver it;

he will spare and rescue it.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like birds hovering overhead,

the Lord Almighty will shield Jerusalem;

he will shield it and deliver it,

he will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Like hovering birds,

so the Lord of Armies will protect Jerusalem;

by protecting it, he will rescue it;

by passing over it, he will deliver it.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will hover over Jerusalem

and protect it like a bird protecting its nest.

He will defend and save the city;

he will pass over it and rescue it.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like birds flying overhead, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem;

he will protect and deliver it;

he will pass over and rescue it.