Verse Comparison: Isaiah 24:1
American Standard Version
Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Amplified® Bible
BEHOLD, THE Lord will make the land {and} the earth empty and make it waste and turn it upside down (twist the face of it) and scatter abroad its inhabitants.
Contemporary English Version
The LORD is going to twist the earth out of shape and turn it into a desert. Everyone will be scattered,
Darby English Version
Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.
Good News Bible
The LORD is going to devastate the earth and leave it desolate. He will twist the earth's surface and scatter its people.
King James Version
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
New American Standard Bible
Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
New International Version
See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants-
New King James Version
Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, the LORD will lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned `it on' its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.