Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city. For God vexed them with all adversity.

New American Standard Bible

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.

King James Version

And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

Holman Bible

Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress.

International Standard Version

Nation battled nation, and city fought city, because God was afflicting them all with every kind of distress.

American Standard Version

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

Amplified

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.

Bible in Basic English

And they were broken by divisions, nation against nation and town against town, because God sent all sorts of trouble on them.

Darby Translation

And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.

Julia Smith Translation

And they dashed themselves, nation upon nation, and city upon city: for God disturbed them with all straits.

King James 2000

And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city: for God did trouble them with all adversity.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Nation was crushed by nation, and city [was] against city, for God threw them into confusion by all [sorts of] trouble.

Modern King James verseion

And nation was beaten by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every distress.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For one nation shall destroy another, and one city another: for God will trounce them with all adversity.

NET Bible

One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.

New Heart English Bible

They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

The Emphasized Bible

and they were beaten in pieces-nation against nation, and city against city, - for, God, discomfited them with all manner of distress.

Webster

And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city: for God troubled them with all adversity.

World English Bible

They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

כּתת 
Kathath 
Usage: 17

of nation
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

and city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

המם 
Hamam 
Usage: 13

References

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Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Asa's Religious Reforms

5 And in those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city. For God vexed them with all adversity. 7 But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack. For your work shall be rewarded.

Cross References

Judges 2:14

And the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them. And he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before th

2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

2 Chronicles 13:17

And Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter. So there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

2 Chronicles 33:11

Therefore LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old man or hoary-headed. He gave them all into his

Psalm 106:41

And he gave them into the hand of the nations. And those who hated them ruled over them.

Isaiah 10:6

I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath. I will give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Amos 3:6

Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall evil befall a city, and LORD has not done it?

Matthew 24:7

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes in places.

Mark 13:8

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginnings of travails.

Luke 21:9-10

And when ye may hear of wars and tumults, do not be alarmed, for these things must first happen, but the end is not straightaway.

Luke 21:22-24

Because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all things that are written.

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