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Isaiah 30:16–18

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16And you said, “No, for we will flee on ahorses,”

Therefore you shall flee!

“And we will ride on swift horses,”

Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

17aOne thousand will flee at the threat of one man;

You will flee at the threat of five,

Until you are left as a 1flag on a mountain top

And as a signal on a hill.

God Is Gracious and Just

18Therefore the Lord 1alongs to be gracious to you,

And therefore He 2waits on bhigh to have compassion on you.

For the Lord is a cGod of justice;

How blessed are all those who 3dlong for Him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit pole
  2. 1Lit waits
  3. 2Lit is on high
  4. 3Lit wait

Cross references

  1. aIs 2:7; 31:1, 3
  2. aLev 26:36; Deut 28:25; 32:30; Josh 23:10; Prov 28:1
  3. aIs 42:14, 16; 48:9; Jon 3:4, 10; 2 Pet 3:9, 15
  4. bIs 2:11, 17; 33:5
  5. cIs 5:16; 28:17; 61:8
  6. dIs 8:17; 25:9; 26:8; 33:2

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and you said,

“No! We will flee upon horses”;

therefore you shall flee away;

and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;

therefore your pursuers shall be swift.

A thousand shall flee at the threat of one;

at the threat of five you shall flee,

till you are left

like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain,

like a signal on a hill.

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you,

and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.

For the Lord is a God of justice;

blessed are all those who wait for him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’

Therefore you will flee!

You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’

Therefore your pursuers will be swift!

A thousand will flee

at the threat of one;

at the threat of five

you will all flee away,

till you are left

like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,

like a banner on a hill.”

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;

therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.

For the Lord is a God of justice.

Blessed are all who wait for him!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You say, “No!

We will escape on horses”—

therefore you will escape!—

and, “We will ride on fast horses”—

but those who pursue you will be faster.

One thousand will flee at the threat of one,

at the threat of five you will flee,

until you remain

like a solitary pole on a mountaintop

or a banner on a hill.

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,

and is rising up to show you compassion,

for the Lord is a just God.

All who wait patiently for him are happy.

NLTNew Living Translation

You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.

They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’

But the only swiftness you are going to see

is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!

One of them will chase a thousand of you.

Five of them will make all of you flee.

You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a hill

or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop.”

So the Lord must wait for you to come to him

so he can show you his love and compassion.

For the Lord is a faithful God.

Blessed are those who wait for his help.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and you said,

“No! For we will flee on horses!” Therefore you shall flee!

And, “We will ride on swift horses!” Therefore your pursuers shall be swift!

One thousand because of a threat of one,

because of a threat of five you shall flee,

until you are left like a flagstaff on top of a mountain,

and like a signal on a hill.

Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious to you,

and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy,

for Yahweh is a God of justice;

blessed are all those who wait for him.

KJV 1900King James Version

But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses;

Therefore shall ye flee:

And, We will ride upon the swift;

Therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one;

At the rebuke of five shall ye flee:

Till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain,

And as an ensign on an hill.

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you,

And therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you:

For the Lord is a God of judgment:

Blessed are all they that wait for him.