Isaiah 31:5
Isaiah 31:5 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 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.”
Isaiah 31:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts
will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it;
he will spare and rescue it.”
Isaiah 31:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem;
Defending also he will deliver it;
And passing over he will preserve it.
Isaiah 31:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 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.”
Isaiah 31:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Like birds flying about,
So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it.”
Isaiah 31:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 The Lord All-Powerful will defend Jerusalem
like birds flying over their nests.
He will defend and save it;
he will ‘pass over’ and save Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 31:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it.
Isaiah 31:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 As birds with outstretched wings, so will Jehovah of hosts cover Jerusalem; covering, he will also deliver, passing over, he will rescue it.
Isaiah 31:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 The Lord of Armies will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird.
He will defend it and rescue it.
He will pass over it and protect it.
Isaiah 31:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Like hovering birds,
so the Lord of Hosts will protect Jerusalem —
by protecting it, He will rescue it,
by sparing it, He will deliver it.
Isaiah 31:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Like birds hovering overhead, so the Lord of hosts
will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it,
he will spare and rescue it.
Isaiah 31:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 Like birds flying overhead, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it;
he will pass over and rescue it.
Isaiah 31:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem.
I will keep it safe.
I will pass over it and save it.
I am the Lord who rules over all.”