Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord will be zealous for His land
And will have pity on His people.

King James Version

Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

Holman Bible

Then the Lord became jealous for His land and spared His people.

International Standard Version

Then the LORD will show great concern for his land, and will have compassion on his people.

A Conservative Version

Then LORD was jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

Amplified


Then the Lord will be jealous for His land [ready to defend it since it is rightfully and uniquely His]
And will have compassion on His people [and will spare them].

Bible in Basic English

Then the Lord had a care for the honour of his land and had pity on his people.

Darby Translation

Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and he will pity. for his people.

King James 2000

Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Yahweh became jealous for his land and took pity on his people.

Modern King James verseion

Then Jehovah will be jealous for His land and pity His people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD envied for his land's sake and had compassion on his people.

NET Bible

Then the Lord became zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people.

New Heart English Bible

Then the LORD was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.

The Emphasized Bible

And Yahweh became jealous for his land, - and took pity on his people;

Webster

Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

World English Bible

Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.

Youngs Literal Translation

And let Jehovah be zealous for His land, And have pity on His people.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then will the Lord

Usage: 0

be jealous
קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and pity
חמל 
Chamal 
Usage: 41

Context Readings

The Response And Promise Of Yahweh

17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? 18 Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. 19 And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;


Cross References

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

Zechariah 8:2

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

Psalm 103:13

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

Isaiah 60:10

And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

Deuteronomy 32:16

They moved him to jealousy with strange gods ; With abominations provoked they him to anger.

Deuteronomy 32:36

For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself for his servants; When he seeth that their power is gone, And there is none remaining , shut up or left at large.

Deuteronomy 32:43

Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

Judges 10:16

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Psalm 103:17

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;

Isaiah 42:13

Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:22

It is of Jehovah's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Hosea 11:8-9

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how'shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how'shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together.

Luke 15:20

And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

James 5:11

Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

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