Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of rulers

King James Version

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

Holman Bible

The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers.

International Standard Version

The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,

A Conservative Version

LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

American Standard Version

Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

Amplified


“The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the [tyrant] rulers

Bible in Basic English

The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah broke in pieces the rod of the unjust, the rod of the rulers.

King James 2000

The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh has broken [the] staff of [the] wicked, [the] scepter of rulers,

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Doubtless the LORD hath broken the staff of the ungodly, and the scepter of the lordly.

NET Bible

The Lord has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

The Emphasized Bible

Broke hath Yahweh the staff of the lawless, - The sceptre of despots;

Webster

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.

World English Bible

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

Youngs Literal Translation

Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord

Usage: 0

שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 148

the staff
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

and the sceptre
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

The Downfall Of The King Of Babylon

4 that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,
“How the oppressor has ceased,
And how fury has ceased!
5 “The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of rulers
6 Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,
Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.


Cross References

Psalm 125:3

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

Isaiah 9:4

For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.

Isaiah 10:5

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,

Isaiah 14:29

“Do not rejoice, O Philistia, all of you,
Because the rod that struck you is broken;
For from the serpent’s root a viper will come out,
And its fruit will be a flying serpent.

Jeremiah 48:15-17

“Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities;
His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,”
Declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

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