Isaiah 51:19

World English Bible (WEB)

These two things have happened to you— who will grieve with you?— desolation and destruction, and famine and the sword. How can I comfort you?

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17 Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the LORD’s hand the cup of his wrath. You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

18 There is no one to guide her among all the sons to whom she has given birth; and there is no one who takes her by the hand among all the sons whom she has brought up.

19 These two things have happened to you— who will grieve with you?— desolation and destruction, and famine and the sword. How can I comfort you?

20 Your sons have fainted. They lie at the head of all the streets, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the LORD’s wrath, the rebuke of your God.

21 Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

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Isaiah 51:19 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: These two things have happened to you— who will grieve with you?— desolation and destruction, and famine and the sword. How can I comfort you?
KJV King James Version: These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
BSB Berean Standard Bible: These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
ASV American Standard Version: These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: These two are meeting thee, who is moved for thee? Spoiling and destruction — Famine and sword, who — I comfort thee?
DBY Darby Translation: These two [things] are come unto thee; who will bemoan thee? — desolation and destruction, and famine and sword: how shall I comfort thee?
WBS Webster Bible: These two things have come to thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?