Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood.

New American Standard Bible

Cursed be the one who does the Lord’s work negligently,
And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.

King James Version

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Holman Bible

The one who does
the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed,
and the one who withholds
his sword from bloodshed is cursed.

A Conservative Version

Cursed be he who does the work of LORD negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.

American Standard Version

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Amplified


“Cursed is the one who does the work of the Lord negligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood [in executing the judgment of the Lord].

Bible in Basic English

Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.

Darby Translation

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!

Julia Smith Translation

Cursed he doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, and cursed he withholding his sword from blood.

King James 2000

Cursed is he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed is he that keeps back his sword from blood.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The one who] does the work of Yahweh [with] slackness [is] cursed, and [the one who] keeps away blood from his sword [is] cursed.

Modern King James verseion

Cursed is he who does the work of Jehovah deceitfully, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Cursed be he that doth the work of the LORD negligently; and cured be he that keepeth back his sword from shedding of blood.

NET Bible

A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord's work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

New Heart English Bible

Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

The Emphasized Bible

Accursed be he that doeth the business of Yahweh carelessly; And, accursed be he that withholdeth his sword, from blood!

Webster

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

World English Bible

Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Youngs Literal Translation

Cursed is he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed is he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארר 
'arar 
Usage: 63

the work
מלאכה 
M@la'kah 
Usage: 167

of the Lord

Usage: 0

רמיּה 
R@miyah 
Usage: 15

and cursed
ארר 
'arar 
Usage: 63

be he that keepeth back
מנע 
mana` 
Usage: 29

חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

References

Context Readings

A Message Concerning Moab

9 "Put salt on Moab for she will surely fall. Her towns will become desolate places, without any inhabitants in them. 10 Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood. 11 Moab has been at ease from his youth. He has been undisturbed like wine on its dregs and not poured from vessel to vessel. He has not gone into exile. Therefore, his flavor has remained, and his aroma has not changed.


Cross References

1 Kings 20:42

He told the king, "This is what the LORD says: "Because you let the man whom I had dedicated to destruction go free, therefore your life is to be forfeited for his life, and your people for his people.'"

Judges 5:23

""Meroz is cursed!' declared the angel of the LORD. "Utterly and totally cursed are its inhabitants, because they never came to the aid of the LORD, to the aid of the LORD against the valiant warriors!'"

1 Samuel 15:3

Now, go and attack Amalek. Completely destroy all that they have. Don't spare them, but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, both ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle the fattened animals and lambs along with all that was good. They were not willing to completely destroy them, but they did completely destroy everything that was worthless and inferior.

Numbers 31:14-18

But Moses became livid with anger at the officers of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds who had returned from servicing in the battle.

1 Samuel 15:13-35

Samuel approached Saul. "May the LORD bless you," Saul said. "I've carried out the LORD's command."

2 Kings 13:19

At this, the man of God became angry at him and told him, "You should have struck five or six times! Then you would have attacked Aram until you would have destroyed it! But as it is now, you'll defeat Aram only three times!"

Jeremiah 47:6

Ah, sword of the LORD, how long before you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, be at rest, be silent!

Jeremiah 50:25

"The LORD will open his armory, and bring out the weapons of his anger. Indeed, a work of the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will be in the land of the Chaldeans.

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