King James Bible
KJVTherefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Isaiah 5:13 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
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King James BibleKJV | Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. | |
American Standard VersionASV | Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | Therefore is my people led away captive, because they had not knowledge, and their nobles have perished with famine, and their multitude were dried up with thirst. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | Therefore my people are led away captive from lack of knowledge, and their nobility die of famine, and their multitude are parched with thirst. | |
English Revised VersionERV | Therefore my people are gone into captivity, for lack of knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | Therefore my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. | |
World English BibleWEB | Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | Therefore my people removed without knowledge, And its honourable ones are famished, And its multitude dried up of thirst. | |
American King James VersionAKJV | Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. |