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Isaiah 16:12

12 So it will come about when Moab apresents himself,

When he bwearies himself upon his chigh place

And comes to his sanctuary to pray,

That he will not prevail.

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Isaiah 16:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 When Moab appears at her high place,

she only wears herself out;

when she goes to her shrine to pray,

it is to no avail.

Isaiah 16:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place,

That he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines,

but it will do them no good.

They will cry to the gods in their temples,

but no one will be able to save them.

Isaiah 16:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 And it shall come to pass,

When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place,

That he will come to his sanctuary to pray;

But he will not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 The people of Moab will go to their places of worship

and will try to pray.

But when they go to their temple to pray,

they will not be able.

Isaiah 16:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And it shall come to pass, when Moab shall appear, shall weary himself on the high place, and enter into his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 When the people of Moab appear at the worship site, 

they will only wear themselves out. 

They will come into the holy place to pray, 

but they won’t be able to. 

Isaiah 16:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 When Moab appears on the high place,

when he tires himself out

and comes to his sanctuary to pray,

it will do him no good.

Isaiah 16:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 When Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 And this shall happen:

when Moab appears, when it is weary upon the high place

and it comes to its sanctuary to pray, it will not prevail.

Isaiah 16:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 Moab’s people go to their high place to pray.

But all they do is wear themselves out.

Their god Chemosh can’t help them at all.


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