17He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.


In Context

14 I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.

15 Only — unto Sheol thou art brought down, Unto the sides of the pit.

16 Thy beholders look to thee, to thee they attend, Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, Shaking kingdoms?

17 He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.

18 All kings of nations — all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

19 And — thou hast been cast out of thy grave, As an abominable branch, raiment of the slain, Thrust through ones of the sword, Going down unto the sons of the pit, As a carcase trodden down.

Isaiah 14:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:17[That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:17the man who made the world a desert, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:17That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:17who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities; who didn't release his prisoners to their home?|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?