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Isaiah 25:4

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4You have been a refugey for the poor,z

a refuge for the needya in their distress,

a shelter from the stormb

and a shade from the heat.

For the breath of the ruthlessc

is like a storm driving against a wall

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Cross references

  1. ySee 2 Sa 22:3; See Ps 118:8; See Isa 4:6; 17:10; 27:5; 33:16; Joel 3:16
  2. zSee Isa 3:14
  3. aSee Isa 14:30; 29:19
  4. bSee Ps 55:8
  5. cIsa 29:5; 49:25

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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,

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.