Verse Comparison: Isaiah 26:16
American Standard Version
Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer `when' thy chastening was upon them.
Amplified® Bible
Lord, when they were in trouble {and} distress, they sought {and} visited You; they poured out a prayerful whisper when Your chastening was upon them.
Contemporary English Version
When you punished our people, they turned and prayed to you, our LORD.
Darby English Version
Jehovah, in trouble they sought thee; they poured out [their] whispered prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Good News Bible
You punished your people, LORD, and in anguish they prayed to you.
King James Version
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
New American Standard Bible
O LORD, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them.
New International Version
LORD, they came to you in their distress;
when you disciplined them,
they could barely whisper a prayer.
New King James Version
LORD, in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
O LORD, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening has come upon them.
Revised Standard Version
O LORD, in distress they sought thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement `is' on them.