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Berean Standard Bible

“I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.””

Isaiah 51:23

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

World English Bible (WEB)

and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, ‘Bow down, that we may walk over you;’ and you have laid your back as the ground, like a street to those who walk over.”

King James Version (KJV)

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will put it into the hand of your cruel masters, and of those whose yoke has been hard on you; who have said to your soul, Down on your face! so that we may go over you: and you have given your backs like the earth, even like the street, for them to go over.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ponerlo he en mano de tus angustiadores, que dijeron á tu alma: Encórvate, y pasaremos. Y tú pusiste tu cuerpo como tierra, y como camino, á los que pasan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sí, en cambio, castigaré con la misma severidad a quienes los atormentaron a ustedes y los pisotearon, y pasaron marchando sobre sus espaldas.

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