Other translations
American Standard Version
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
Darby Bible Translation
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he spreadeth the nations abroad, and bringeth them in.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
God's Word
He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.
International Standard Version
He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity.
NET Bible
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.
New American Standard Bible
"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
New International Version
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
New Living Translation
He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them.
Webster's Bible Translation
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them again.
The World English Bible
He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
EasyEnglish Bible
He can make nations become great. He can also destroy them. He can make their land become bigger. He can also send their people away to other places.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
New Life Version
He makes the nations great, and then destroys them. He helps nations to become large, then leads them away.
The Voice Bible
He builds the strength of nations, only to crush them— increases their population across the earth, only to scatter them again.
Living Bible
He raises up a nation and then destroys it. He makes it great, and then reduces it to nothing.
New Catholic Bible
He makes nations great and then destroys them; he enlarges nations and then reduces them to nothing.
Legacy Standard Bible
He makes the nations great, then makes them perish; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
Jubilee Bible 2000
He multiplies the Gentiles and destroys them; he scatters the Gentiles and gathers them again.
Christian Standard Bible
He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations [and then straitens and shrinks them again], and leads them [away captive].
New Century Version
He makes nations great and then destroys them; he makes nations large and then scatters them.
The Message
“True wisdom and real power belong to God; from him we learn how to live, and also what to live for. If he tears something down, it’s down for good; if he locks people up, they’re locked up for good. If he holds back the rain, there’s a drought; if he lets it loose, there’s a flood. Strength and success belong to God; both deceived and deceiver must answer to him. He strips experts of their vaunted credentials, exposes judges as witless fools. He divests kings of their royal garments, then ties a rag around their waists. He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs. He forces trusted sages to keep silence, deprives elders of their good sense and wisdom. He dumps contempt on famous people, disarms the strong and mighty. He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun. He makes nations rise and then fall, builds up some and abandons others. He robs world leaders of their reason, and sends them off into no-man’s-land. They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He raises nations to power, and then he destroys them. He enlarges nations, and then he leads them away captive.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
Good News Translation®
He makes nations strong and great, but then he defeats and destroys them.
Wycliffe Bible
He multiplieth folks, and he loseth them; and he restoreth them, when they be destroyed, into whole number. (He multiplieth nations, and then he destroyeth them; and then after that they be destroyed, he restoreth them whole again.)
Contemporary English Version
he makes nations strong, then shatters their strength.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He makes nations great, and he destroys them: he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
Common English Bible © 2011
makes nations prominent and destroys them, expands nations and leads them astray;
Amplified Bible © 2015
“He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive].
English Standard Version Anglicised
He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
He makes nations great and destroys them, spreads peoples abroad and abandons them.
New American Standard Bible
He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
The Expanded Bible
He makes nations great and then destroys them; he makes nations large and then scatters them.
Tree of Life Version
He makes nations great and destroys them. He enlarges the nations and leads them away.
Revised Standard Version
He makes nations great, and he destroys them: he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
New International Reader's Version
He makes nations great, and then he destroys them. He makes nations grow, and then he scatters them.
BRG Bible
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Complete Jewish Bible
He makes nations great and destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He giveth prosperity to the Goyim, and then destroyeth them; He enlargeth them, and then carrieth the Goyim away.
Names of God Bible
He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away.
Modern English Version
He increases the nations and destroys them; He enlarges the nations and guides them.
Easy-to-Read Version
God makes nations great, and then he destroys them. He makes nations grow large, and then he scatters their people.
International Children’s Bible
He makes nations great, and he destroys them. He makes nations large, and he scatters them.
Lexham English Bible
He makes the nations great, then he destroys them; he expands the nations, then he guides them.
New International Version - UK
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.