Isaiah 22:12 — Compare Translations

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And in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping and mourning, to the shaving off of all your hair [in humiliation] and to the girding with sackcloth.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping and mourning, to the shaving off of all your hair [in humiliation] and to the girding with sackcloth.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

On that day the Lord GOD of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;

English EASY 2024

At that time, the Lord Almighty told you to be very sad and weep. He told you to cut all the hair off your heads and to wear rough clothes.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So the Lord God All-Powerful told the people to cry and mourn for their dead friends. He told them to shave their heads and wear mourning clothes.

In that day the Lord GOD of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth;

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Sovereign Lord Almighty was calling you then to weep and mourn, to shave your heads and wear sackcloth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

On that day the Almighty Lord of Armies will call for crying and for mourning, for shaving your heads and for wearing sackcloth.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

On that day the Lord God of Hosts called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.

English KJV 1611

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

English LSB

Therefore in that day Lord Yahweh of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

In that day the Lord God of Hosts called you to weeping and mourning, and to tear your hair and wear sackcloth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Therefore in that day the Lord GOD of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.

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

On that day the Lord, the GOD of hosts, called on you To weep and mourn, to shave your head and put on sackcloth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

At that time the sovereign master, the LORD who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord who rules over all called out to you at that time. The Lord told you to sob and cry. He told you to tear your hair out. And he told you to put black clothes on.

English NIV

The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.

English NKJ 1982

And in that day the Lord God of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.

English NLT

The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of sackcloth to show your remorse.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

In that day the Lord GOD of hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

In that day, the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, called you to repent with weeping and mourning and to show your remorse by shaving your heads and wearing sackcloth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

In that day the Lord God of hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and girding with sackcloth;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The Lord God called you to repent, to weep and mourn, to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins, and to wear clothes made of sackcloth to show your remorse.

English Tyndale 1537

And at the same time shall the LORD of Hosts call men to weeping, mourning, to baldness and a putting on of sackcloth.