Verse Comparison: Isaiah 5:30
American Standard Version
And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness `and' distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof.
Amplified® Bible
And in that day they [the army from afar] shall roar against [the Jews] like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; and the light [itself] will be darkened by the clouds of it.
Contemporary English Version
On the day they attack, they will roar like the ocean. And across the land you will see nothing but darkness and trouble, because the light of day will be covered by thick clouds.
Darby English Version
and they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if one look upon the earth, behold darkness [and] distress, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
Good News Bible
When that day comes, they will roar over Israel as loudly as the sea. Look at this country! Darkness and distress! The light is swallowed by darkness.
King James Version
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
New American Standard Bible
And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness {and} distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
New International Version
In that day they will roar over it
like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks at the land,
he will see darkness and distress;
even the light will be darkened by the clouds.
New King James Version
In that day they will roar against them
Like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
Behold, darkness and sorrow;
And the light is darkened by the clouds.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea If one looks to the land, behold, we see darkness and distress; Even the light becomes darkened by its clouds.
Revised Standard Version
They will growl over it on that day, like the roaring of the sea. And if one look to the land, behold,
Young's Literal Translation
And it howleth against it in that day as the howling of a sea, And it hath looked attentively to the land, And lo, darkness -- distress, And light hath been darkened by its abundance!