Isaiah 16:12 — Compare All Translations

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

And it hath come to pass, when it hath been seen, That weary hath been Moab on the high place, And he hath come unto his sanctuary to pray, And is not able.

English ASV

And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

English Amplified

It shall be that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself [worshiping] on the high place [of idolatry], he will come to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab], but he will not prevail. [Then will he be ashamed of his god.] [Jer. 48:13.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

It shall be that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself [worshiping] on the high place [of idolatry], he will come to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab], but he will not prevail. [Then will he be ashamed of his god.] [Jer. 48:13.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When Moab appears and tires himself out on the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And it shall come to pass, when Moab shall appear, shall weary himself on the high place, and enter into his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

English EASY 2024

Moab's people go to their altars and temples to pray for help from their gods. But they will only become tired. Their prayers will be useless.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The people of Moab will go to their high places to worship. They will go to their temple to pray, but it will not help them.

And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The people of Moab wear themselves out going to their mountain shrines and to their temples to pray, but it will do them no good.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When the people of Moab appear at the worship site, they will only wear themselves out. They will come into the holy place to pray, but they won't be able to.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When Moab appears on the high place, when he tires himself out and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

English KJV 1611

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

English LSB

So it will be when Moab appears, When he wearies himself upon his high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So it will come about when Moab presents himself, When he wearies himself upon his high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.

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

When Moab grows weary on the high places, he shall enter his sanctuary to pray, but it shall avail him nothing.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Moab's people go to their high place to pray. But all they do is wear themselves out. Their god Chemosh can't help them at all.

English NIV

When Moab appears at her high place, she only wears herself out; when she goes to her shrine to pray, it is to no avail.

English NKJ 1982

And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail.

English NLT

On the hilltops the people of Moab will pray in anguish to their idols, but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in their temples, but no one will come to save them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When Moab comes to their high places to plead with all their might and enter their temples to pray, it will have no effect.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The people of Moab will pray in anguish to their idols at the tops of the hills, but it will do no good; they will cry to their gods in their idol temples, but none will come to save them.

English Tyndale 1537

For it happened thus also: when Moab saw that she was turned upside down: she went up an high(hye) in to her Sanctuary, to make her prayer there, but she might not be helped.

Isaiah 16:12 — Compare Translations