Isaiah 14:32 - Revised Standard Version What will one answer the messengers of the nation? “The Lord has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What then shall one answer the messengers of the [Philistine] nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, and in her shall the poor and afflicted of His people trust and find refuge. American Standard Version (1901) What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge. Common English Bible What will one say to that nation’s messengers? The LORD has founded Zion; the oppressed among God’s people will find refuge there. Catholic Public Domain Version And what will be the response to this news among the nations? It will be that the Lord has established Zion, and that the poor of his people will hope in him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Sion, and the poor of his people shall hope in him. |
Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to greet him, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze;
The children of thy servants shall dwell secure; their posterity shall be established before thee.
And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
For thou hast 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 blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘He who believes will not be in haste.’
The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
for out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has set out to fight against you.” And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered.
It will be for a shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfil all my purpose’; saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’ ”
“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city henceforth shall be, The Lord is there.”
For I will leave in the midst of you a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
So it was annulled on that day, and the traffickers in the sheep, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.
So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slain for those who trafficked in the sheep. And I took two staffs; one I named Grace, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
For he looked forward to the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?