Isaiah 16:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ And now the Lord says, ‘In three years, as a hired worker counts years,  Moab’s splendour will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ But now the Lord has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling [who will not serve longer than the allotted time], the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, in spite of all his mighty multitudes of people; and the remnant that survives will be very small, feeble, and of no account.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ But now the LORD has said: In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, with all its great multitude, will dwindle. The small remnant will be few and feeble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And now the Lord has spoken, saying: In three years, like the years of a hired hand, the glory of Moab concerning the entire multitude of the people will be taken away, and what is left behind will be small and weak and not so numerous.

Isaiah 16:14 Cross References

Genesis 31:1

Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: ‘Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.’

Esther 5:11

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honoured him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

Job 14:6

look away from him and let him rest so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.

Job 7:1

Isn’t each person consigned to forced labour  on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired worker?

Isaiah 11:14

But they will swoop down on the Philistine flank to the west. Together they will plunder the people of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.

Isaiah 15:5

My heart cries out over Moab, whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah; they go up the Ascent of Luhith weeping; they raise a cry of destruction on the road to Horonaim.

Isaiah 16:13

This is the message that the Lord previously announced about Moab.

Isaiah 17:4

On that day the splendour of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body  will become emaciated.

Isaiah 21:16

For the Lord said this to me: ‘Within one year,  as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar  will be gone.

Isaiah 23:9

The Lord of Armies planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honoured ones of the earth.

Isaiah 25:10

For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain. But Moab  will be trampled in his place as straw is trampled in a dung pile.

Isaiah 25:11

He will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands.

Isaiah 7:16

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

Jeremiah 48:42

Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the  Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23

‘ “This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.

Deuteronomy 15:8

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.