Isaiah 13:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.”
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“I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 13:12 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- Psalms 137:9Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
- Isaiah 4:1In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
- Isaiah 10:19The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.
- Isaiah 13:15Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.
- Isaiah 24:6Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).