New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 6:11
11Then I said, “Lord, 1how long?” And He answered, “Until 2cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate,
Isaiah 6:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
- New International Version (NIV)Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I said, "How long, O Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered: “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate,
Context of Isaiah 6:11
9And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not understand; And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’ 10Make the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes blind, So that they will not see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, 12The Lord has completely removed people, And there are many forsaken places in the midst of the land. 13Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning, Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is cut down. The holy seed is its stump.”
Read all of Isaiah 6Isaiah 6:11 word by word
וָאֹמַ֕ר עַד־מָתַ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י וַיֹּ֡אמֶר עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר֩ אִם־שָׁא֨וּ עָרִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ין יוֹשֵׁ֗ב וּבָתִּים֙ מֵאֵ֣ין אָדָ֔ם וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Then I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- howמָתַיmâthay · howH4970
- longעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- Untilאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Untilאִם'im · if: untilH518
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- are devastatedשָׁאָהshâ'âh · to crashH7582
- withoutאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- Housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- peopleאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- And the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
- is utterlyשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:11
- Psalms 74:10How long, God, will the enemy taunt You? Shall the enemy treat Your name disrespectfully forever?
- Psalms 90:13Do return, Lord; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants.
- Psalms 94:3How long, Lord, shall the wicked-- How long shall the wicked triumph?
- Isaiah 1:7Your land is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; As for your fields, strangers are devouring them in front of you; It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.
- Isaiah 3:26And her gates will lament and mourn, And she will sit deserted on the ground.
- Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.
Commentaries on Isaiah 6:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Be utterly desolate "Be left" - For תשאה tishaeh, the Septuagint and Vulgate read תשאר tishshaer .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11How long - The prophet did not dare to pray that this effect should not follow. He asked merely therefore “how long” this state of things must continue; how long this message was to be delivered, and how long it should be attended with these painful effects. Until the cities - They will remain perverse and obstinate until the land is completely destroyed by divine judgments. Still the truth is to be proclaimed, though it is known it will have no effect…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his people. Many hear the sound of God's word, but do not feel the power of it. God sometimes, in righteous judgment, gives men up to blindness of mind, because they will not receive the truth in the love of it. But no humble inquirer after Christ, need to fear this awful doom, which is a spiritual judgment on those who will still hold fast their sins. Let every one pray for the enlightening of the Holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11How long … until … the land is desolate and ravaged: During the prophet's ministry (740 to 685 BC), wars, famines, and devastation plagued the nation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. how long--will this wretched condition of the nation being hardened to its destruction continue? until--(Is 5:9)--fulfilled primarily at the Babylonish captivity, and more fully at the dispersion under the Roman Titus.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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