Isaiah 13:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Isaiah 13:14 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people--they turn, And each unto his land--they flee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 13:14 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 22:17So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
- 1 Kings 22:36As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
- Isaiah 17:13The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
- Isaiah 47:15This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
- Jeremiah 50:16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
- Jeremiah 51:9“We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”
- Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
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