Parallel Verses

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.

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

Fausets

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Asa's Religious Reforms

5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."

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 hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.

2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer? There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 13:17

Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.

2 Chronicles 33:11

Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand.

Psalm 106:41

he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.

Isaiah 10:6

Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Amos 3:6

Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?

Matthew 24:7

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

Mark 13:8

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

Luke 21:9-10

And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once."

Luke 21:22-24

for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

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