Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised their words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD so arose against his people that it was past remedy.

New American Standard Bible

but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy.

King James Version

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Holman Bible

But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising His words, and scoffing at His prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against His people that there was no remedy.

International Standard Version

but they mocked God's messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until there was no remedy for the wrath of the LORD that arose to punish his people.

A Conservative Version

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

American Standard Version

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Amplified

But they kept mocking the messengers of God and despising His words and scoffing at His prophets until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy or healing.

Bible in Basic English

But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.

Darby Translation

But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.

Julia Smith Translation

For they will be mocking upon the messengers of God, and despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, even to the bringing up the wrath of Jehovah against his people, even to no healing.

King James 2000

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But they were mocking the messengers of God and despising his words and scoffing at his prophets until the wrath of Yahweh rose against his people until there was no remedy.

Modern King James verseion

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised His words, and ill-treated His prophets until the wrath of Jehovah arose against His people, until there was no healing.

NET Bible

But they mocked God's messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.

New Heart English Bible

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

The Emphasized Bible

yet became they mockers of the messengers of God, and despisers of his words, and mimics of his prophets, - until the mounting up of the wrath of Yahweh against his people, until there was no healing.

Webster

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

World English Bible

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people -- till there is no healing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But they mocked
לעב 
La`ab 
Usage: 1

מלאך 
Mal'ak 
Usage: 213

of God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and despised
בּזה 
Bazah 
Usage: 42

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

and misused
תּעע 
Ta`a` 
Usage: 2

נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

of the Lord

Usage: 0

עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

References

Context Readings

The Babylonians Destroy Jerusalem

15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, sending them betimes: for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God and despised their words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD so arose against his people that it was past remedy. 17 And so he brought upon them the king of Chaldeans and slew their young men with the sword in their holy temple, and neither spared young man nor maiden, neither old man, neither so much as him that stooped for age: But gave all into his hand.



Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:10

And the posts went from city to city throughout the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and even unto Zebulun. But they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.

Jeremiah 5:12-13

They have denied the LORD, and said, 'It is not he. Tush, there shall no misfortune come upon us; we shall see neither sword nor hunger.'

Ezra 5:12

But after our forefathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them over into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, which brake down this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.

Proverbs 29:1

He that is stiff necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed without any help.

Psalm 35:16

With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Psalm 74:1

{An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalm 79:1-5

{A Psalm of Asaph} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem a heap of stones.

Proverbs 1:24-31

Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

Isaiah 28:22

And therefore make no mocks at it, that your captivity increase not. For I have heard the LORD God of Hosts say that there shall come a sudden destruction and plague upon the whole earth.

Jeremiah 20:7

O LORD, thou makest me weak, but thou refreshest me, and makest me strong again. All the day long am I despised, and laughed to scorn of every man:

Jeremiah 32:3

where Zedekiah the king of Judah caused him to be laid, because he had prophesied of this manner, "Thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall take it.

Jeremiah 38:6

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that dwelt in the fore entry of the prison. And they let down Jeremiah with cords into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.

Matthew 21:33-41

"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country:

Luke 16:14

All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,

Luke 18:32

He shall be delivered unto the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shall be despitefully entreated, and shall be spitted on:

Luke 22:63-64

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him,

Luke 23:11

And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

Luke 23:36

The soldiers also mocked him, and came and gave him vinegar,

Acts 2:13

Others mocked them saying, "They are full of new wine."

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them, which showed before of the coming of that Just, whom ye have betrayed and murdered.

Acts 13:41

'Behold ye despisers, and wonder, and perish ye: for I do a work in your days, which ye shall not believe, if a man would declare it you.'"

Acts 17:32

When they heard of the resurrection from death, some mocked, and others said, "We will hear thee again of this matter."

1 Thessalonians 4:8

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

Hebrews 11:36

Others tasted of mockings, and scourgings, moreover of bonds and prisonment:

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