Isaiah 41:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treads clay.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I have stirred up someone from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun, he calls on my name. He treads rulers as if they were clay, like a potter trampling the mud.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles I haue waked vp one from the North, & he shal come. And another from the East, which shal call vpo my name, & shal come to the prynces, as the Potter to his claye, & as ye Potter treadeth downe the myre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I haue raised vp from the North, and he shal come: from the East sunne shall he cal vpon my Name, & shal come vpon princes as vpo clay, and as the potter treadeth myre vnder the foote.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, I haue waked vp one from the north, and he shall come from the east, he shal call vpon my name, and shall treade vpon princes as vpon clay, and as the potter treadeth downe the mire.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    I have raised up [one] from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as [upon] morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I have raised up one from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun one who calls on my name: and he shall come on rulers as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I have stirred up `one' from the north, And he cometh, From the rising of the sun he calleth in My name, And he cometh in `on' prefects as `on' clay, And as a potter treadeth down mire.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I have sent for one from the north, and from the dawn he has come; in my name he will get rulers together and go against them; they will be like dust, even as the wet earth is stamped on by the feet of the potter.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "I have raised up one from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun, one who calls on my name; and he shall come on rulers as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I have stirred up one out of the north and he advances, one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name. He steps on rulers as if they were clay, like a potter treading the clay.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 41:2 : 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
  • 2 Sam 22:43 : 43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
  • Isa 10:6 : 6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
  • Mic 7:10 : 10 Then she who is my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is the LORD your God? My eyes shall behold her; now she shall be trampled down as the mire of the streets.
  • Zech 10:5 : 5 And they shall be like mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in battle. And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
  • Isa 21:2 : 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me; the treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing have I made to cease.
  • Ezra 1:2-3 : 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (he is the God), which is in Jerusalem.
  • Isa 44:28-45:6 : 28 Who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid. 1 Thus says the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the double doors; and the gates shall not be shut. 2 I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut through the bars of iron. 3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel My chosen, I have even called you by your name: I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me: I will strengthen you, though you have not known Me. 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  • Isa 45:13 : 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build My city, and he shall let go My captives, not for price nor reward, says the LORD of hosts.
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man who executes my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
  • Jer 50:3 : 3 For out of the north a nation comes against her, which shall make her land desolate, and no one shall dwell therein: they shall move away, they shall depart, both man and beast.
  • Jer 51:27-29 : 27 Set up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her, cause the horses to come up like the braying locusts. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, its captains, and all its rulers, and all the land of his dominion. 29 And the land shall tremble and be in sorrow; for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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