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Isaiah 60:18-22 MWT (with God's name restored) No longer will you hear about violence in your land or desolation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. (19) You won't need the light of the sun or the moon. I, the Lord God יהוה , will be your eternal light and bring you honor. (20) Your sun will never set or your moon go down. I, יהוה , will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will come to an end. (21) Your people will be righteous and will possess the land forever; they are the trees I planted to bring praise to myself. (22) Even the smallest family will be a powerful nation. I am יהוה , and I will speed it up in its own due time.
Isaiah 60:18-22 CEV Violence, destruction, and ruin will never again be heard of within your borders. "Victory" will be the name you give to your walls; "Praise" will be the name you give to your gates. (19) You won't need the light of the sun or the moon. I, the LORD your God, will be your eternal light and bring you honor. (20) Your sun will never set or your moon go down. I, the LORD, will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will come to an end. (21) Your people will live right and always own the land; they are the trees I planted to bring praise to me. (22) Even the smallest family will be a powerful nation. I am the LORD, and when the time comes, I will quickly do all this (or, I will speed it up in its own due time).
Isaiah 60:18-22 GW No longer will you hear about violence in your land or desolation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. (19) The sun will no longer be your light during the day, nor will the brightness of the moon give you light, But the LORD will be your everlasting light. Your God will be your glory. (20) Your sun will no longer go down, nor will your moon disappear. The LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sadness will be over. (21) Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands. (22) The smallest of them will become a family. The weakest of them will become a mighty nation. At the right time I, the LORD, will make it happen quickly."
Isaiah 60:18-22 LITV Violence shall not still be heard in your land, or wasting and ruin within your borders; but you shall call your walls, Salvation, and your gates, Praise. (19) The sun shall not still be your light by day, or the brightness of the moon give you light; but Jehovah shall be for everlasting light to you, and your God for your beauty. (20) Your sun shall not go in any more, and your moon shall not be removed; for Jehovah will become your everlasting light; and the days of your mourning shall end. (21) And your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the earth forever, a branch of My planting, a work of My hands, to beautify Myself. (22) A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation. I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.
Isaiah 60:18-22 ESV Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. (19) The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. (20) Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. (21) Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified. (22) The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the LORD; in its time I will hasten it.
Isaiah 60:18-22 GNB The sounds of violence will be heard no more; Destruction will not shatter your country again. I will protect and defend you like a wall; You will praise me because I have saved you. (19) "No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the LORD, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you. (20) Your days of grief will come to an end. I, the LORD, will be your eternal light, More lasting than the sun and moon. (21) Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all. (22) Even your smallest and humblest family Will become as great as a powerful nation. When the right time comes, I will make this happen quickly. I am the LORD!"
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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