The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
Isaiah 51:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, “Lie down, so that we can walk over you.” You made your back like the ground, and like a street for those who walk on it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will put it into the hands of your tormentors and oppressors, those who said to you, Bow down, that we may ride or tread over you; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to pass over. American Standard Version (1901) and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over. Common English Bible I will put it in the hand of your tormentors, who said to you, “Lie down so that we can walk on you. Make your back like the ground, like a street for those walking on it.” Catholic Public Domain Version And I will set it in the hand of those who have humiliated you, and who have said to your soul: "Bow down, so that we pass over." And you placed your body on the ground, as a path for them to pass over. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will put it in the hand of them that have oppressed thee and have said to thy soul: Bow down, that we may go over. And thou hast laid thy body as the ground and as a way to them that went over. |
The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright.
As you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp down and be as though they had never been.
Then my enemy will see, and she will be covered with shame, the one who said to me, ‘Where is the Lord your God? ’ My eyes will look at her in triumph; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
‘Look, I will make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering for the peoples who surround the city. The siege against Jerusalem will also involve Judah.
When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military commanders who had accompanied him, ‘Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.’ So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, , and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
And the woman you saw is the great city that has royal power over the kings of the earth.’