Catholic Public Domain Version
"A man will be more precious than gold, and mankind will become like pure refined gold. "
— Isaiah 13:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”
“I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir. ”
“I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.”
“I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.”
“A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold.”
“I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.”
“I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”
Behold, the day of the Lord approaches: a cruel day, full of indignation and wrath and fury, which will place the earth in solitude and crush the sinners from it.
For the stars of the heavens, in their splendor, will not display their light. The sun will be obscured at its rising, and the moon will not shine in her brightness.
And I will act against the evils of the world, and against the impious for their iniquity. And I will cause the pride of the unfaithful to cease, and I will bring down the arrogance of the strong.
A man will be more precious than gold, and mankind will become like pure refined gold.
For this purpose, I will stir up heaven, and the earth will be moved from its place, because of the indignation of the Lord of hosts, because of the day of his furious wrath.
And they will be like a doe fleeing away, or like sheep; and there will be no one who may gather them together. Each one will turn to his own people, and every one will flee to his own land.
All who are found will be killed, and all who are caught unaware will fall by the sword.