Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.

King James Version

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

Holman Bible

Listen and testify against the house of Jacob—
this is the declaration of the Lord God,
the God of Hosts.

International Standard Version

"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord GOD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,

A Conservative Version

Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, says lord LORD, the God of hosts.

American Standard Version

Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts.

Amplified


“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,

Bible in Basic English

Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;

Darby Translation

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,

Julia Smith Translation

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord Jehovah, God of armies.

King James 2000

Hear you, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord GOD, {} the God of hosts,

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," {declares} my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.

Modern King James verseion

Hear and testify in the house of Jacob, says the Lord Jehovah, the God of Hosts,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Hear, and bear record in the house of Jacob,' sayeth the LORD God of hosts.

NET Bible

Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking!

New Heart English Bible

"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

The Emphasized Bible

Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob, - Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:

Webster

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

World English Bible

"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.

Youngs Literal Translation

Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ye, and testify
עוּד 
`uwd 
Usage: 45

in the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of Jacob
יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

Context Readings

Israel's Guilt And Punishment

12 Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed. 13 “Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.
14 "that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:19

And if you forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 30:18-19

I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess.

Joshua 22:22

"The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today

2 Kings 17:13

Yet the LORDwarned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets."

2 Kings 17:15

They despised his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers and the warnings that he gave them. They went after false idols and became false, and they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them that they should not do like them.

2 Chronicles 24:19

Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention.

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore the Lord declares, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.

Ezekiel 2:7

And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.

Amos 5:27

and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.

Acts 2:40

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."

Acts 18:5-6

When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.

Acts 20:21

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:17

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

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