Isaiah 50:3

“I clothe the heauens with blackenesse, and I make sackcloth their couering.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- King James Version

"I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- American Standard Version (1901)

By me the heavens are clothed with black, and I make haircloth their robe.
- Basic English Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- Darby Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- Webster's Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
- World English Bible

I clothe the heavens [with] blackness, And sackcloth I make their covering.
- Youngs Literal Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 50:3


50:3 I clothe - When it is necessary to save my people, I cover them with thick and dark clouds black as sackcloth, #Rev 6:12|.


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