NASB
"I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir."
— Isaiah 13:12, NASB
“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 is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.
Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the LORD of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
And it will be that like a hunted gazelle, Or like sheep with none to gather them, They will each turn to his own people, And each one flee to his own land.
Anyone who is found will be thrust through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.