Isaiah 9:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, fuel for the fire.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For you have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For the yoke{H5923} of his burden,{H5448} and the staff{H4294} of his shoulder,{H7926} the rod{H7626} of his oppressor,{H5065} thou hast broken{H2865} as in the day{H3117} of Midian.{H4080}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For thou hast broken{H2865}{(H8689)} the yoke{H5923} of his burden{H5448}, and the staff{H4294} of his shoulder{H7926}, the rod{H7626} of his oppressor{H5065}{(H8802)}, as in the day{H3117} of Midian{H4080}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For thou shalt breake the yocke of the peoples burthen: the staff of hys shulder, and the rod of his oppressoure, as in ye daye at Madia.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burthen, the staffe of his shoulder, and the rod of his oppressour, as in the day of Madian.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as `in' the day of Midian.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 14:25 : 25 I will break Assyria in My land and trample him on My mountains. Then his yoke will be taken off their shoulders, and his burden removed from their necks.
  • Isa 10:26-27 : 26 The LORD of Hosts will stir up a scourge against them as He did at the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and He will raise His staff over the sea as He did in Egypt. 27 On that day, their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because of your strength.
  • Nah 1:13 : 13 Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation!
  • Isa 54:14 : 14 In righteousness you will be established; be far from oppression, for you will not fear, and from terror, for it will not come near you.
  • Judg 7:22-25 : 22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath. 23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites. 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down and attack the Midianites. Capture the waters around Beth Barah and the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they secured the waters as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan. 25 They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, across the Jordan.
  • Judg 8:10-12 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen. 11 Gideon went up by the route of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the camp while the army was unprepared. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon pursued them. He captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and threw the entire army into a panic.
  • Ps 83:9-9 : 9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah. 10 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, 11 who were destroyed at En-dor and became like dung on the ground.
  • Ps 125:3 : 3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.
  • Isa 14:3-5 : 3 On the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain, your turmoil, and the harsh labor imposed on you, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended! 5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
  • Gen 27:40 : 40 You will live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.
  • Lev 26:13 : 13 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to them; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.
  • Judg 6:1-6 : 1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years. 2 Midian's power overwhelmed Israel, and because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them. 4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys. 5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it. 6 So Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.
  • Jer 30:8 : 8 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will break the yoke off your neck and tear away your bonds. Foreigners will no longer enslave you.
  • Isa 30:31-32 : 31 At the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them down with his rod. 32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
  • Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
  • Isa 49:26 : 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk on their own blood as with new wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  • Isa 51:13 : 13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in constant fear every day because of the anger of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 10:26-27
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    77%

    26 The LORD of Hosts will stir up a scourge against them as He did at the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and He will raise His staff over the sea as He did in Egypt.

    27 On that day, their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because of your strength.

  • Nah 1:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12 This is what the Lord says: 'Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.'

    13 Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.

  • 3 For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, as on the day of Midian’s defeat.

  • 8 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will break the yoke off your neck and tear away your bonds. Foreigners will no longer enslave you.

  • Isa 14:3-5
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    76%

    3 On the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain, your turmoil, and the harsh labor imposed on you,

    4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended!

    5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

  • 25 I will break Assyria in My land and trample him on My mountains. Then his yoke will be taken off their shoulders, and his burden removed from their necks.

  • Jer 51:20-21
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    73%

    20 You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms.

    21 With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver.

  • 6 He established it as a decree for Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not understand.

  • 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke, making their backs give way.

  • 5 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

  • 9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

  • 14 With his own weapons You pierced the heads of his warriors, who came like a storm to scatter me, gloating as though ready to devour the afflicted in secret.

  • 4 'The bows of the mighty are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.'

  • 70%

    9 You will break them with an iron rod; You will shatter them like a potter's vessel.

  • 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.'

  • 40 You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown to the ground.

  • 23 With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.

  • 4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together.

  • 69%

    3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us.

  • Exod 15:6-7
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    6 Your right hand, LORD, is majestic in power. Your right hand, LORD, shatters the enemy.

    7 In the greatness of Your majesty, You overthrow those who rise against You. You unleash Your burning anger; it consumes them like stubble.

  • 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the dwellings of Midian trembled.

  • 13 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to them; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

  • 17 ‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down.

  • 14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the bond of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

  • Isa 30:31-32
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    69%

    31 At the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them down with his rod.

    32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.

  • 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation!

  • 12 In wrath You marched through the earth; in anger You threshed the nations.

  • 39 I crush them, and they cannot rise; they fall beneath my feet.

  • 14 'Its collapse will be like that of a jar shattered into pieces so small that no fragment can be used to scoop fire from the hearth or draw water from a cistern.'

  • 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke?

  • 14 His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

  • 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

  • 4 The LORD is righteous; He has cut the cords of the wicked.

  • 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.

  • 5 On that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.

  • 10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.

  • 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.

  • 15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing sledge, new and covered with many blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce the hills to chaff.

  • 9 Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered.

  • 16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

  • 40 You equipped me with strength for battle; you subdued my adversaries beneath me.

  • 10 You rule over the swelling sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

  • 11 You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.