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Berean Standard Bible

“All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.”

Isaiah 34:4

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Isaiah 34 pronounces judgment on the nations, with Edom as a focus. The prophet uses cosmic imagery to convey the scale of God's reckoning.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.

World English Bible (WEB)

All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.

King James Version (KJV)

And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig-tree.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the heavens will be rolled together like the roll of a book: and all their army will be gone, like a dead leaf from the vine, or a dry fruit from the fig-tree.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y todo el ejército de los cielos se corromperá, y plegarse han los cielos como un libro: y caerá todo su ejército, como se cae la hoja de la parra, y como se cae la de la higuera.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En aquel día los cielos se fundirán y desaparecerán como quien enrolla un pergamino, y como si fueran hojas, o fruta madura, caerán las estrellas.

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