Isaiah 13:12 — Compare All Translations

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

I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

English ASV

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

English Amplified

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, and mankind scarcer than the pure gold of Ophir.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, and mankind scarcer than the pure gold of Ophir.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I will make a human more scarce than fine gold, and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.

English EASY 2024

Very few people will remain after my punishment. Men and women will be more difficult to find than the best gold.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There will be only a few people left. They will be as rare as pure gold.

I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Those who survive will be scarcer than gold.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will make people harder to find than pure gold and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I will make man scarcer than gold, and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

English KJV 1611

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

English LSB

I will make mortal man scarcer than fine gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the golden wedge of Ophir.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

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

I will make mortals more rare than pure gold, men, than gold of Ophir.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He'll make men harder to find than pure gold. They will be harder to find than gold from Ophir.

English NIV

I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.

English NKJ 1982

I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

English NLT

Few will be left alive when I have finished my work. People will be as scarce as gold--more rare than the gold of Ophir.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I will make mortals more rare than fine gold, and humans than the gold of Ophir.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I will make a person scarcer than fine gold and people rarer than a wedge of gold from Ophir.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I will make men more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Few will live when I have finished up my work. Men will be as scarce as gold—of greater value than the gold of Ophir.

English Tyndale 1537

I will make a man dearer than fine gold, and a man to be more worth, than a golden wedge of Ophir.

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