Verse Comparison: Isaiah 17:2
American Standard Version
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Amplified® Bible
The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Contemporary English Version
The villages around Aroer will be deserted, with only sheep living there and no one to bother them.
Darby English Version
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks; and they shall lie down and there shall be none to make them afraid.
Good News Bible
The cities of Syria will be deserted forever. They will be a pasture for sheep and cattle, and no one will drive them away.
King James Version
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
New American Standard Bible
"The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten {them.}
New International Version
The cities of Aroer will be deserted
and left to flocks, which will lie down,
with no one to make them afraid.
New King James Version
The cities of Aroer are forsaken;
They will be for flocks
Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The cities of Aroer have become forsaken; They will exist for flocks to lie down in, And no one will frighten them.
Revised Standard Version
Her cities will be deserted for ever; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
Young's Literal Translation
Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling.
