Isaiah 51:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, and no one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    There is none to guide her among all the sons she has brought forth; neither is there any who takes her by the hand of all the sons she has raised.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For amonge all the sonnes whom thou hast begotten, there is not one that maye holde the vp: and not one to lede the by the honde, of all the sonnes that thou hast norished.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    There is none to guide her among all the sonnes, whome she hath brought foorth: there is none that taketh her by the hand of all the sonnes that she hath brought vp.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For among all the sonnes whom he hath begotten, there is not one that may holde it vp, and not one to leade it by the hande of all the sonnes that he hath norished.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [There is] none to guide her among all the sons [whom] she hath brought forth; neither [is there any] that taketh her by the hand of all the sons [that] she hath brought up.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she has brought forth; neither is there any who takes her by the hand among all the sons who she has brought up.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    There is not a leader to her Out of all the sons she hath borne, And there is none laying hold on her hand Out of all the sons she hath nourished.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    She has no one among all her children to be her guide; not one of the sons she has taken care of takes her by the hand.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she has brought forth; neither is there any who takes her by the hand among all the sons who she has brought up.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    There was no one to lead her among all the children she bore; there was no one to take her by the hand among all the children she raised.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 49:21 : 21 Then you will say in your heart, 'Who bore me these children? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and rejected. Who raised these? I was left all alone—where have these come from?'
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 They surround me all day long like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.
  • Ps 142:4 : 4 When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me.
  • Isa 3:4-8 : 4 I will make boys their leaders, and immature children will rule over them. 5 The people will oppress one another—man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will act arrogantly toward the elderly, and the dishonored against the honored. 6 A man will seize his brother in his father’s house, saying, 'You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this ruin!' 7 But he will say in that day, ‘I will not be a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not appoint me as the ruler of the people.’ 8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and actions are against the LORD, challenging His glorious presence.
  • Isa 41:13 : 13 For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, 'Do not fear; I will help you.'
  • Isa 45:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut.
  • Job 8:20 : 20 Behold, God will not reject the blameless, nor will He support the hand of evildoers.
  • Jer 31:32 : 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the LORD.
  • Matt 9:36 : 36 When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
  • Mark 8:23 : 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, 'Do you see anything?'
  • Acts 9:8 : 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  • Acts 13:11 : 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time. Immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
  • Heb 8:9 : 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and so I turned away from them, declares the Lord.

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