Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

"Son of man, prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day.'

New American Standard Bible

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

King James Version

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

Holman Bible

“Son of man, prophesy and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Wail: Woe for the day!

International Standard Version

"Son of Man, here's what you are to prophesy and announce, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Wail out loud! Oh no! The day!

A Conservative Version

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says lord LORD: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

American Standard Version

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

Amplified

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, be a prophet, and say, These are the words of the Lord: Give a cry, Aha, for the day!

Darby Translation

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!

Julia Smith Translation

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Wo to the day!

King James 2000

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Wail, Alas for the day!

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, 'thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Wail, alas! For the day!

Modern King James verseion

Son of man, prophesy and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Howl, Woe is the day!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou son of man, prophesy and speak, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Mourn, woe worth this day,

NET Bible

"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Wail, "Alas, the day is here!"

The Emphasized Bible

Son of man Prophesy. and thou shalt say, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, - Howl ye. Alas for the day!

Webster

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Alas the day!

World English Bible

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Wail, Alas for the day!

Youngs Literal Translation

'Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

and say

Usage: 0

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

ילל 
Yalal 
Usage: 32

ye, Woe worth
ההּ 
Hahh 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

A Lament Over The Nation And Land Of Egypt

1 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day.' 3 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.


Cross References

Isaiah 13:6

Wail; for the day of the LORD is at hand. It will come as destruction from Shaddai.

Isaiah 15:2

They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh.

Joel 1:5

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep. Wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:11

Be confounded, you farmers. Wail, you vineyard keepers; for the wheat and for the barley; for the harvest of the field has perished.

Isaiah 14:31

Howl, gate. Cry, city. You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Isaiah 16:7

Ah, let not Moab wail; let everyone wail for Moab. You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth, utterly stricken.

Isaiah 23:1

The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish. For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:6

Pass over to Tarshish. Wail, you inhabitants of the coast.

Isaiah 65:14

behold, my servants shall sing in gladness of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for anguish of spirit.

Jeremiah 4:8

For this clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD hasn't turned back from us.

Jeremiah 47:2

"Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone. All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

Zechariah 11:2

Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.

James 5:1

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.

Revelation 18:10

standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city. For your judgment has come in one hour.'

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