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Isaiah 33:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 Your ropes will hang loose;
  They cannot hold up the mast nor spread the sail.
  
  At that time an abundance of spoil will be divided up;
  Even the lame will take much plunder.+

Isaiah 33:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 Your* ropes must hang loose; their mast they will not hold firmly erect; they have not spread a sail.
  
  At that time even spoil in abundance will have to be divided up; the lame ones themselves will actually take a big plunder.+

Isaiah 33:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 * Your ropes are slack, they do not contribute to the steadying of their mast, do not spread a sail. Then a prey of much booty was divided, lame men gathering plunder.

Isaiah 33:23

American Standard Version
- 23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

Isaiah 33:23

The Emphasized Bible
- 23 Loosed are thy ropes,—They cannot strengthen the socket of their mast, They have not unfurled a sail, Now can be apportioned spoil in abundance, The lame have captured prey!

Isaiah 33:23

King James Version
- 23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Isaiah

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 33:23 sl 215; ad 1021; nh 227; w40 197

Isaiah

Research Guide
- 33:23
  
  Lame, Lameness
  
  it-2 “Lame, Lameness” par. 13
  
  “No Resident Will Say: ‘I Am Sick’”
  
  ip-1 chap. 26 par. 19