Isaiah 9:10
Isaiah 9:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.”
Isaiah 9:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild [all the better] with ashlar (hewed stones); The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with [expensive] cedars.”
Isaiah 9:8-10 The Message (MSG)
The Master sent a message against Jacob. It landed right on Israel’s doorstep. All the people soon heard the message, Ephraim and the citizens of Samaria. But they were a proud and arrogant bunch. They dismissed the message, saying, “Things aren’t that bad. We can handle anything that comes. If our buildings are knocked down, we’ll rebuild them bigger and finer. If our forests are cut down, we’ll replant them with finer trees.”
Isaiah 9:10 King James Version (KJV)
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
Isaiah 9:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.”
Isaiah 9:10 New Century Version (NCV)
“These bricks have fallen, but we will build again with cut stones. These small trees have been chopped down, but we will put great cedars there.”
Isaiah 9:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.
Isaiah 9:10 New International Version (NIV)
“The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
Isaiah 9:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
They said, “We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone, and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars.”