Isaiah 42:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I will lay waste the mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will lay waste{H2717} mountains{H2022} and hills,{H1389} and dry up{H3001} all their herbs;{H6212} and I will make{H7760} the rivers{H5104} islands,{H339} and will dry up{H3001} the pools.{H98}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will make waste{H2717}{(H8686)} mountains{H2022} and hills{H1389}, and dry up{H3001}{(H8686)} all their herbs{H6212}; and I will make{H7760}{(H8804)} the rivers{H5104} islands{H339}, and I will dry up{H3001}{(H8686)} the pools{H98}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I wil make waist both mountayne & hill, & drie vp euery grene thinge, that groweth theron. I wil drie vp the floudes of water, & drinke vp the ryuers.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I will make waste mountaines, and hilles, and drie vp all their herbes, and I will make the floods ylands, and I will drie vp the pooles.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wyll make waste both mountaine and hill, and drye vp euery greene thing that groweth theron: I wyll drye vp the fluddes to become Ilandes, and drinke vp the riuers.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I make waste mountains and hills, And all their herbs I dry up, And I have made rivers become isles, And ponds I dry up.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their plants; and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will make the trees on the mountains and hills wither up; I will dry up all their vegetation. I will turn streams into islands, and dry up pools of water.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 50:2 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
  • Nah 1:4-6 : 4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossoms of Lebanon fade. 5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
  • Isa 44:27 : 27 I say to the deep waters, 'Be dry,' and I will dry up your rivers.
  • Isa 2:12-16 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled. 13 It will come against all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and against all the oaks of Bashan. 14 It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills. 15 It will come against every high tower and every fortified wall. 16 It will come against all the ships of Tarshish and against all the beautiful vessels.
  • Isa 11:15-16 : 15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt. With a scorching wind, He will wave His hand over the River and divide it into seven streams, allowing people to cross in sandals. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
  • Ps 18:7 : 7 In my distress, I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple, He heard my voice, and my cry for help came into His ears.
  • Ps 107:33-34 : 33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into parched ground, 34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
  • Ps 114:3-7 : 3 The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 What is it, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back? 6 Mountains, why do you leap like rams, and hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
  • Isa 49:11 : 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
  • Jer 4:24 : 24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
  • Ezek 38:20 : 20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble, and every wall will fall to the ground.
  • Hab 3:6-9 : 6 He stood and shook the earth; He looked and startled the nations. The ancient mountains crumbled; the everlasting hills sank low. His ways are eternal. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the dwellings of Midian trembled. 8 Was the LORD angry with the rivers? Was Your wrath against the streams? Was Your rage against the sea when You rode with Your horses, Your victorious chariots? 9 You uncovered Your bow; you called for many arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw You and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its hands high.
  • Hag 2:6 : 6 For the LORD of Hosts says this: Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
  • Zech 10:11 : 11 They will cross the sea of distress, striking the waves, and the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will pass away.
  • Rev 6:12-17 : 12 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon turned red like blood. 13 The stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!' 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?
  • Rev 8:7-9 : 7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were thrown down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. 8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea became blood. 9 A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. 10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky onto a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the water because it was made bitter. 12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise, the night.
  • Rev 11:13 : 13 At that very hour, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  • Rev 16:12 : 12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
  • Rev 16:18 : 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a massive earthquake—an earthquake so great that none like it has occurred since mankind has been on earth.
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

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