Isaiah 1:31 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!

And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

English Amplified

And the strong shall become like tow and become tinder, and his work like a spark, and they shall both burn together, with none to quench them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the strong shall become like tow and become tinder, and his work like a spark, and they shall both burn together, with none to quench them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to extinguish the flames.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them].

English EASY 2024

Even your most powerful men will disappear. They will be like a piece of string that burns in a fire. Their sins will be the fire that destroys them. They and their sins will burn together, and nobody will put out the fire.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Powerful people will be like small, dry pieces of wood, and what they did will be like the sparks that start a fire. These people and their works will both burn up, and no one will be able to put out that fire.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Just as straw is set on fire by a spark, so powerful people will be destroyed by their own evil deeds, and no one will be able to stop the destruction.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Strong people will become tinder for a fire, and their work will be the spark. Both of them will burn together, and there will be no one to put out the fire.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench [the flames].

English KJV 1611

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

And the strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together, And there will be none to quench them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The strong shall be as tinder, and his work like a spark; they will both burn together, and no one will quench them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together And there will be none to quench them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The strong man shall turn to tow, and his work shall become a spark; Both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench the flames.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood. Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire. Everything will be burned up. No one will be there to put the fire out.

The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire."

English NKJ 1982

The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench them.

The strongest among you will disappear like burning straw. Your evil deeds are the spark that will set the straw on fire, and no one will be able to put it out.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The strong shall become like tinder, and their work like a spark; they and their work shall burn together, with no one to quench them.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The “powerful elite” will become like kindling and their evil deeds like sparks—both will burn together and no one will be able to put out the fire.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the strong shall become tow, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The strongest among you will disappear like burning straw; your evil deeds are the spark that sets the straw on fire, and no one will be able to put it out.

English Tyndale 1537

And as for the glory of these things, it shall be turned to dry straw, and he that made them to a spark. And they shall both burn together, so that no man shall be able to quench them.