Isaiah 47:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore evil shall come upon you; you shall not know from where it rises. Trouble shall fall upon you; you shall not be able to put it off. Desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore shall evil{H7451} come{H935} upon thee; thou shalt not know{H3045} the dawning{H7837} thereof: and mischief{H1943} shall fall{H5307} upon thee; thou shalt not be able{H3201} to put it away:{H3722} and desolation{H7722} shall come{H935} upon thee suddenly,{H6597} which thou knowest{H3045} not.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore shall evil{H7451} come{H935}{(H8804)} upon thee; thou shalt not know{H3045}{(H8799)} from whence it riseth{H7837}: and mischief{H1943} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} upon thee; thou shalt not be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to put it off{H3722}{(H8763)}: and desolation{H7722} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon thee suddenly{H6597}, which thou shalt not know{H3045}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore shal trouble come vpo ye, & thou shalt not knowe, from whece it shal arise. Myschefe shal fall vpo ye, which thou shalt not be able to put of. A sodane misery shal come vpon the, or euer thou be awarre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore shall euill come vpon thee, and thou shalt not knowe the morning thereof: destruction shall fal vpon thee, which thou shalt not be able to put away: destruction shall come vpon thee suddenly, or thou beware.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therefore shall trouble come vpon thee, and thou shalt not knowe from whence it shall arise: Mischiefe shall fal vpon thee, which thou shalt not be able to put of, a sodayne vtter destruction shall come vpon thee or euer thou be ware.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, [which] thou shalt not know.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore shall evil come on you; you shall not know the dawning of it: and mischief shall fall on you; you shall not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come on you suddenly, which you don't know.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And come in on thee hath evil, Thou knowest not its rising, And fall on thee doth mischief, Thou art not able to pacify it, And come on thee suddenly doth desolation, Thou knowest not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because of this evil will come on you, which may not be turned away for any price: and trouble will overtake you, from which no money will give salvation: destruction will come on you suddenly, without your knowledge.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore evil will come on you; you won't know when it dawns: and mischief will fall on you; you will not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come on you suddenly, which you don't know.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Disaster will overtake you; you will not know how to charm it away. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to appease it. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you recognize it.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
  • Rev 18:9-9 : 9 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
  • Exod 12:29-30 : 29 At midnight, the LORD struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock. 30 Pharaoh got up during the night, along with all his officials and all the Egyptians, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was no house without someone dead.
  • Neh 4:11 : 11 Those who were building the wall and those who carried loads were doing their work with one hand while holding a weapon with the other.
  • Ps 50:22 : 22 Consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver.
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies.
  • Jer 51:39-42 : 39 While they are heated up, I will prepare their feast and make them drunk, so they will revel and then sleep a perpetual sleep, never to wake up, declares the Lord. 40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats. 41 'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! 42 The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its roaring waves.
  • Dan 5:25-30 : 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the message: Mene means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 28 Peres means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, put a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night, Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
  • Matt 18:34 : 34 In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.
  • Luke 12:59 : 59 I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last penny.

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    10 That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

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