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Isaiah 31:5

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5Like 1flying abirds so Yahweh of hosts will defend Jerusalem.

He will bdefend and deliver it;

He will pass over and provide a way of escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or hovering

Cross references

  1. aDeut 32:11; Ps 91:4
  2. bIs 37:35; 38:6

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

Defending also he will deliver it;

And passing over he will preserve it.