Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.'

New American Standard Bible

and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”

King James Version

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Holman Bible

and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”

International Standard Version

Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations only until I come back safely.'"

A Conservative Version

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

American Standard Version

and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Amplified

and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this man in prison and feed him just enough bread and water to survive until I return in peace (safely).”’”

Bible in Basic English

And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.

Darby Translation

and ye shall say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Julia Smith Translation

And say, Thus said the king, Put ye this in the house of the prison, and feed him with bread of oppression and water of oppression till my turning back in peace.

King James 2000

And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with little bread and with little water, until I return in peace.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and say, 'Thus says the king: "Put this one into the prison house, and let him eat {a meager ration of bread and water} until I return in peace." '"

Modern King James verseion

And you shall say, So says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I return in peace.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and say, "Thus sayeth the king: 'Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread and water of tribulation, until I come again in peace.'"

NET Bible

Say, 'This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely."'"

New Heart English Bible

and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."'"

The Emphasized Bible

and ye shall say, Thus, saith the king, Put ye this one into the prison, - and feed him with the bread of oppression, and with the water of oppression, until I return in peace.

Webster

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

World English Bible

and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."'"

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And say

Usage: 0

the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

Put
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

this fellow in the prison
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and feed
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

him with bread
לחם 
Lechem 
Usage: 298

לחץ 
Lachats 
לחץ 
Lachats 
Usage: 12
Usage: 12

and with water
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

American

Context Readings

Jehoshaphat's Alliance With Ahab

25 And the king of Israel saith, 'Take ye Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king, 26 and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.' 27 And Micaiah saith, 'If thou dost certainly return in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith, 'Hear ye, O peoples, all of them!'


Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10

And Asa is angry at the seer, and giveth him to the house of torture, for he is in a rage with him for this; and Asa oppresseth some of the people at that time.

Deuteronomy 29:19

'And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst.

1 Samuel 25:21

And David said, 'Only, in vain I have kept all that this one hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

1 Kings 22:26-28

And the king of Israel saith, 'Take Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,

2 Chronicles 18:15

And the king saith unto him, 'How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?'

Psalm 10:5

Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

Psalm 80:5

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

Psalm 102:9

Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

Proverbs 14:16

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

Isaiah 30:20

And the Lord hath given to you bread of adversity, And water of oppression. And thy directors remove no more, And thine eyes have seen thy directors,

Jeremiah 20:2-3

and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that are by the high gate of Benjamin, that is by the house of Jehovah.

Matthew 5:12

rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 12:24

but the Pharisees having heard, said, 'This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

Luke 3:19-20

and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

Luke 23:2

and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

Acts 5:18

and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

Acts 22:22

And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, 'Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'

2 Corinthians 11:23

ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times;

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

Revelation 11:10

and those dwelling upon the land shall rejoice over them, and shall make merry, and gifts they shall send to one another, because these -- the two prophets -- did torment those dwelling upon the land.'

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