Isaiah 17:2 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling.
English ASV
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
English Amplified
The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be places for flocks. They will lie down without fear.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks; and they shall lie down and there shall be none to make them afraid.
English EASY 2024
Nobody lives in the cities of Aroer. Sheep and goats can safely go there to eat. They can lie down there and nobody will chase them away.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
People will leave the cities of Aroer. Flocks of sheep will wander freely in those empty towns; there will be no one to bother them.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The cities of Syria will be deserted forever. They will be a pasture for sheep and cattle, and no one will drive them away.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The cities of Aroer will be deserted. These cities will be used for sheep, which will lie down in them. There will be no one to disturb those sheep.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be [places] for flocks. They will lie down without fear.
English KJV 1611
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
English LSB
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks, and they will lie down in them; And there will be no one to cause them to tremble.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and no one shall make them afraid.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten them.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Her cities shall be forever abandoned, given over to flocks to lie in undisturbed.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The cities of Aroer will be deserted. They will be left to the flocks that lie down there. No one will make them afraid.
English NIV
The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.
English NKJ 1982
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
English NLT
The cities of Aroer will be deserted. Sheep will graze in the streets and lie down unafraid. There will be no one to chase them away.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Her towns will be deserted forever; they will be places for flocks, which will lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Her ruins will be abandoned— left for flocks to lie down in with nothing to fear.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Her cities will be deserted for ever; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
The cities of Aroer are deserted. Sheep pasture there, lying quiet and unafraid, with no one to chase them away.
English Tyndale 1537
The cities of Aroer shall be waste: the cattle shall lie there, and no man shall fraye them away.