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Berean Standard Bible

“Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.”

Isaiah 32:2

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Isaiah 32 begins by describing a king who will reign in righteousness and princes who will rule with justice. The prophet then uses images to picture what this kind of leadership provides.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

World English Bible (WEB)

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

King James Version (KJV)

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y será aquel varón como escondedero contra el viento, y como acogida contra el turbión; como arroyos de aguas en tierra de sequedad, como sombra de gran peñasco en tierra calurosa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Él protegerá a Israel de la tormenta y el viento, le dará refrigerio como río en el desierto, como la refrescante sombra de una potente roca en tierra calurosa y árida.

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