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Berean Standard Bible

“They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.”

Isaiah 61:4

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Isaiah 61 begins with the servant of the Lord proclaiming good news to the poor, words Jesus read in the synagogue at Nazareth. Later verses describe the results.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

World English Bible (WEB)

They will rebuild the old ruins. They will raise up the places long devastated. They will repair the ruined cities, that have been devastated for many generations.

King James Version (KJV)

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they will be building again the old broken walls, and will make new the old waste places, and will put up again the towns which have been waste for long generations.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y edificarán los desiertos antiguos, y levantarán los asolamientos primeros, y restaurarán las ciudades asoladas, los asolamientos de muchas generaciones.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces ellos reedificarán las antiguas ruinas, repararán las ciudades que hace largo tiempo fueron destruidas; las levantarán, aunque por generaciones han estado derruidas.

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