Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Though they dig into Sheol,
From there will My hand take them;
And though they ascend to heaven,
From there will I bring them down.

King James Version

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

Holman Bible

If they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.

International Standard Version

"Even if they burrow into Sheol, from there my hand will find them. Even if they ascend to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

A Conservative Version

Though they dig into Sheol, from there my hand shall take them, and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.

American Standard Version

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

Amplified


“Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit],
From there My hand will take them [for judgment];
And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light],
From there will I bring them down [for judgment].

Bible in Basic English

Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:

Darby Translation

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;

Julia Smith Translation

If they shall break through into hades, from thence shall my hand take them; and if they shall go up to the heavens, from thence I will bring them down.

King James 2000

Though they dig into sheol, there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, there will I bring them down:

Lexham Expanded Bible

If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and [even] if they climb up [to] heaven, from there I will bring them down.

Modern King James verseion

If they dig into hell, there My hand shall take them. And if they go up to the heavens, I will bring them down from there.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.

NET Bible

Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.

New Heart English Bible

Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

The Emphasized Bible

Though they break through into hades, from thence, shall my hand fetch them, - and, though they ascend the heavens, from thence, will I bring them down;

Webster

Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

World English Bible

Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

Youngs Literal Translation

If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חתר 
Chathar 
dig, row
Usage: 8

שׁאל שׁאול 
Sh@'owl 
Usage: 65

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to heaven
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Destruction Of Israel

1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: "Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people; and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword; not one of them shall flee away; not one of them shall escape. 2 “Though they dig into Sheol,
From there will My hand take them;
And though they ascend to heaven,
From there will I bring them down.
3 If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search them out and take them; and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:53

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify her strong height, yet destroyers would come from me against her, declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.

Job 20:6

Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

Job 26:6

Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Psalm 139:7-10

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?

Isaiah 2:19

And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 14:13-16

You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;

Jeremiah 49:16

The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:13-16

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire,emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

Luke 10:18

And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

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