Verse Comparison: Isaiah 30:17
American Standard Version
One thousand `shall flee' at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
Amplified® Bible
One thousand of you will flee at the threat of one of them; at the threat of five you will flee till you are left like a beacon {or} a flagpole on the top of a mountain, and like a signal on a hill.
Contemporary English Version
As few as five of them, or even one, will be enough to chase a thousand of you. Finally, all that will be left will be a few survivors as lonely as a flag pole on a barren hill.
Darby English Version
One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill.
Good News Bible
A thousand of you will run away when you see one enemy soldier, and five soldiers will be enough to make you all run away. Nothing will be left of your army except a lonely flagpole on the top of a hill.
King James Version
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
New American Standard Bible
One thousand {will flee} at the threat of one {man;} You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill.
New International Version
A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five
you will all flee away,
till you are left
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner on a hill."
New King James Version
One thousand shall flee at the threat of one,
At the threat of five you shall flee,
Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain
And as a banner on a hill.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
One thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you remain as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill.
Revised Standard Version
A thousand shall flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you shall flee, till you are left like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, like a signal on a hill.
Young's Literal Translation
One thousand because of the rebuke of one, Because of the rebuke of five ye flee, Till ye have been surely left as a pole On the top of the mountain, And as an ensign on the height.
