Parallel Verses

King James Version

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

New American Standard Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.
He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.

Holman Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

International Standard Version

"When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; and it was exalted within Israel. But when they offended God by Baal, they died,

A Conservative Version

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he offended in Baal, he died.

American Standard Version

When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Amplified

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling and terror.
He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;
But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].

Bible in Basic English

When the words of my law came from Ephraim, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he did evil through the Baal, death overtook him.

Darby Translation

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel: but he trespassed through Baal, and he died.

Julia Smith Translation

According to the word Ephraim being terrified be was lifted up in Israel; and he will transgress in Baal and die.

King James 2000

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended through Baal worship, he died.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When Ephraim spoke, [there was] terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Modern King James verseion

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The abomination of Ephraim is come also into Israel. He is gone back to Baal, therefore must he die.

NET Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

New Heart English Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he became guilty in Baal, he died.

The Emphasized Bible

When Ephraim, spake, there was terror, exalted was, he, in Israel, - but, when he became guilty with Baal, then he died.

Webster

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

World English Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he became guilty in Baal, he died.

Youngs Literal Translation

When Ephraim speaketh tremblingly, He hath been lifted up in Israel, When he becometh guilty in Baal he dieth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אפרים 
'Ephrayim 
Usage: 180

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

רתת 
R@theth 
Usage: 1

he exalted
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

but when he offended
אשׁם אשׁם 
'asham 
Usage: 35

in Baal
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 81

References

Context Readings

Further Indictment Of Jacob's Heirs

1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.



Cross References

Hosea 11:2

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Genesis 2:17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Numbers 2:18-21

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Numbers 10:22

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Numbers 13:8

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

Numbers 13:16

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Numbers 27:16-23

Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

Joshua 3:7

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

Judges 8:1

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

Judges 12:1

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?

1 Kings 12:25

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

1 Kings 16:29-33

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

1 Kings 18:18-19

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

2 Kings 17:16-18

And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Isaiah 66:2

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

Luke 14:11

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Romans 5:12

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

2 Corinthians 5:14

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

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