Logos Bible Study

Isaiah 43:20–21

The Lexham English BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

20The animals of the field will honor me,

jackals and daughters of the ostrich,

for I give water in the wilderness,

rivers in the desert,

to give a drink to my chosen people,

21this people whom I formed for myself,

so they might make knownu my praise.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. uLiterally “count out”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The wild beasts will honor me,

the jackals and the ostriches,

for I give water in the wilderness,

rivers in the desert,

to give drink to my chosen people,

the people whom I formed for myself

that they might declare my praise.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The wild animals honor me,

the jackals and the owls,

because I provide water in the wilderness

and streams in the wasteland,

to give drink to my people, my chosen,

the people I formed for myself

that they may proclaim my praise.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wild animals—

jackals and ostriches—will honor me,

because I provide water in the wilderness,

and rivers in the desert,

to give drink to my chosen people.

The people I formed for myself

will declare my praise.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wild animals in the fields will thank me,

the jackals and owls, too,

for giving them water in the desert.

Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland

so my chosen people can be refreshed.

I have made Israel for myself,

and they will someday honor me before the whole world.

KJV 1900King James Version

The beast of the field shall honour me,

The dragons and the owls:

Because I give waters in the wilderness,

And rivers in the desert,

To give drink to my people, my chosen.

This people have I formed for myself;

They shall shew forth my praise.