Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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.

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
And nation
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

Fausets

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Asa's Religious Reforms

5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries. 6 And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress. 7 But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.


Cross References

Judges 2:14

So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.

2 Chronicles 12:15

And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

2 Chronicles 13:17

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

2 Chronicles 33:11

And Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with fetters, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:17

And he brought up against them the king of the Chaldees, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and spared not young man nor maiden, old man nor him of hoary head: he gave them all into his hand.

Psalm 106:41

And he gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them:

Isaiah 10:6

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

Amos 3:6

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done it?

Matthew 24:7

For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

Mark 13:8

For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things are the beginnings of throes.

Luke 21:9-10

And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.

Luke 21:22-24

for these are days of avenging, that all the things that are written may be accomplished.

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