Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee:

New American Standard Bible

Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.

King James Version

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Holman Bible

There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts within you.

International Standard Version

Slanderous men live among you, intent on shedding blood. They've eaten at the top of mountain shrines. They've crafted plans to do evil things among you.

A Conservative Version

Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood, and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains. In the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

American Standard Version

Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

Amplified

In you are men who slander for the purpose of shedding blood, and in your presence they have eaten [food offered to idols] at the mountain shrines; in your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.

Bible in Basic English

In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

Darby Translation

In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;

Julia Smith Translation

Men of slander were in thee to pour forth blood: and they ate upon the mountains in thee: they did wickedness in the midst of thee.

King James 2000

In you are men that slander to shed blood: and in you they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of you they commit lewdness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.

Modern King James verseion

In you are men of slander to shed blood; and in you they eat on the mountains; in your midst they do unchaste acts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness.

NET Bible

Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.

New Heart English Bible

Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

Webster

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

World English Bible

Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

Youngs Literal Translation

Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In thee are men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

רכיל 
Rakiyl 
Usage: 6

to shed
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

and in thee they eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

in the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel

8 My holy things, hast thou despised,- And my sabbaths, hast thou profaned: 9 Slanders, have arisen in thee For the sake of shedding blood,- And unto the mountains, have they eaten in thee, Lewdness, have they practised in the midst of thee: 10 A father's shame hath been uncovered in thee, Her that was unclean in her removal, have they humbled in thee;


Cross References

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go about talebearing, among thy people Thou shalt not stand by, over the blood of thy neighbour: I, am Yahweh.

Hosea 4:10

And they shall eat, and not be satisfied, they have encouraged unchastity, yet have not been making increase, - for unto, Yahweh, have they left off giving heed: -

Hosea 4:14

I do not bring punishment upon your daughters when they become unchaste, nor upon your brides, when they commit adultery, for, the men themselves, with unchaste women, do seclude themselves, and, with the common women of the shrine, do offer sacrifice, - and, a people who will not discern, must be ruined.

Ezekiel 16:43

Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, But hast enraged me with all these things Therefore also behold! I thy way, upon thine own head, will place Declareth My Lord Yahweh, And thou shalt not commit a crime above all thine abominations

Ezekiel 18:6

Upon the mountains, hath not eaten, And his eyes, hath not lifted up unto the manufactured gods of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour, hath not defiled, And unto a woman during her removal, hath not approached;

Ezekiel 18:11

Whereas he, none of those other things, doeth, For indeed upon the mountains, he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour, hath defiled;

Hosea 4:2

Cursing and lying, and killing and stealing, and committing adultery, have broken forth, and, blood-shedding, unto blood-shedding, doth extend.

Exodus 20:16

Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood.

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.

Judges 20:6

So I laid hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, - because they had wrought lewdness and impiety, in Israel.

1 Kings 21:10-13

then let two reckless men take their seats before him, that they may bear witness against him, saying, Thou hast reviled God and king! then shall ye carry him forth and stone him, that he die.

Psalm 50:20

Thou wouldst sit down - Against thine own brother, wouldst thou speak, Against thine own mother's son, wouldst thou expose a fault: -

Psalm 101:5

He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

Psalm 106:28

Yet they let themselves be bound to Baal-peor, - and did eat sacrifices to the dead:

Proverbs 10:18

He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.

Proverbs 18:8

the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.

Jeremiah 6:28

They all, are rebels of rebels, Slander-walkers They are bronze and iron! As for them all, corrupters, they are!

Jeremiah 9:4

Every one, of his neighbour, beware ye, And in no brother, may ye trust, - For, every brother, supplanteth! And every neighbour, as a tale-bearer, goeth about;

Jeremiah 37:13-15

And so it came to pass he being in the gate of Benjamin and there being there a ward-master whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah, that he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Unto the Chaldeans, art thou falling away!

Jeremiah 38:4-6

Then said the princes unto the king, - Let this man we pray thee, be put to death, for in this way, is he weakening the hands of the men of war who are left in this, city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them such words as these; for, this man, is not seeking prosperity for this people but misfortune.

Ezekiel 18:15

Upon the mountains, hath not eaten, And his eyes, hath not lifted up unto the manufactured gods of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour, hath not defiled;

Ezekiel 24:13

In thine uncleanness, is lewdness; be- cause I purified thee and thou wast not purified, from thine uncleanness, thou shalt not be purified any more, until I have let mine indignation rest upon thee.

Hosea 6:9

And, like liers in wait for a man, in troops, is a band of priests, on the road, will they murder towards Shechem, - because, a shameful deed, they have done.

Hosea 7:4

They all, are adulterers, like an oven too hot for the baker, - who leaveth off stoking, after kneading the dough, till the whole be leavened.

Matthew 26:59

Now, the High-priests and all the High-council, were seeking false-witness against Jesus, that they might, put him to death;

Acts 6:11-13

Then, they set on men who were saying - We have heard him speaking profane things against Moses and God.

Acts 24:5

For, finding this man a pest, and moving sedition with all the Jews that are throughout the inhabited earth, a leader also of the sect of the Nazarenes, -

Acts 24:13

neither can they make good the things concerning which they are, now, accusing me.

1 Corinthians 10:18-21

Be looking at Israel after the flesh: - are not, they who eat the sacrifices, joint partakers with the altar?

Revelation 12:9-10

And the great dragon was cast out, - the ancient serpent, he that is called Adversary and the Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world, - he was cast to the earth, and his messengers, with him, were cast.

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