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Isaiah 17:12

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12Alas, the uproar of many peoples

aWho roar like the roaring of the seas,

And the rumbling of nations

Who rumble on like the brumbling of mighty waters!

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Cross references

  1. aIs 5:30; Jer 6:23; Ezek 43:2; Luke 21:25
  2. bPs 18:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Ah, the thunder of many peoples;

they thunder like the thundering of the sea!

Ah, the roar of nations;

they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to the many nations that rage—

they rage like the raging sea!

Woe to the peoples who roar—

they roar like the roaring of great waters!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ah! The roar of many peoples—

they roar like the roaring of the seas.

The raging of the nations—

they rage like the rumble of rushing water.

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen! The armies of many nations

roar like the roaring of the sea.

Hear the thunder of the mighty forces

as they rush forward like thundering waves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ah! The noise of many peoples, they make a noise like the noise of the seas!

And the roar of nations, they roar like the roar of mighty waters!

KJV 1900King James Version

Woe to the multitude of many people,

Which make a noise like the noise of the seas;

And to the rushing of nations,

That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!