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Isaiah 25:4

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4For You have been a adefense for the helpless,

A defense for the needy in his distress,

A brefuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;

For the breath of the cruthless

Is like a rain storm against a wall.

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Cross references

  1. aIs 14:32; 17:10; 27:5; 33:16
  2. bIs 4:6; 32:2
  3. cIs 29:5, 20; 49:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For you have been a stronghold to the poor,

a stronghold to the needy in his distress,

a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;

for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have been a refuge for the poor,

a refuge for the needy in their distress,

a shelter from the storm

and a shade from the heat.

For the breath of the ruthless

is like a storm driving against a wall

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,

a stronghold for the needy in his distress,

a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.

When the breath of the violent

is like a storm against a wall,

NLTNew Living Translation

But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord,

a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.

You are a refuge from the storm

and a shelter from the heat.

For the oppressive acts of ruthless people

are like a storm beating against a wall,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For you have been a refuge to the poor,

a refuge to the needy in his distress,

a shelter from the rainstorm,

a shade from the heat.

For the breath of the ruthless was like a rainstorm against a wall,

KJV 1900King James Version

For thou hast been a strength to the poor,

A strength to the needy in his distress,

A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat,

When the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.