Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For this cause, at that time men of the Chaldeans drew near and ate up the Jews piece-meal.

New American Standard Bible

For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.

King James Version

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Holman Bible

Some Chaldeans took this occasion to come forward and maliciously accuse the Jews.

International Standard Version

Just then, certain influential Chaldeans took this opportunity to come forward and denounce the Jews.

A Conservative Version

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

American Standard Version

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

Amplified

At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought [malicious] accusations against the Jews.

Bible in Basic English

At that time certain Chaldaeans came near and made a statement against the Jews.

Darby Translation

Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

King James 2000

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Therefore} {at this time} [some] {astrologers} came forward and {they denounced the Jews}.

Modern King James verseion

Then at that time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Now were there certain men of the Chaldeans that went even then and accused the Jews,

NET Bible

Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

The Emphasized Bible

Wherefore, at the same time, drew near certain Chaldeans, - and accused the Jews:

Webster

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

World English Bible

Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

Youngs Literal Translation

Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קבל קבל 
Q@bel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 29

at that
דּן 
Den (Aramaic) 
Usage: 58

זמן 
Z@man (Aramaic) 
Usage: 11

גּבר 
G@bar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 21

כּשׂדּי 
Kasday (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

קרב 
Q@reb (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

and accused
קרץ 
Q@rats (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

References

Easton

Jew

Hastings

Context Readings

The Faithfulness Of Three Young Israelites And God's Deliverance

7 For this cause in that time that all peoples heard the voice of the horn, the pipe, the harp, the lyre, the psaltery, and all sorts of music, all peoples, nations, and tongues, fell prostrating themselves to the image of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king set up. 8 For this cause, at that time men of the Chaldeans drew near and ate up the Jews piece-meal. 9 They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live forever.

Cross References

Ezra 4:12-16

To be known to the king that the Jews who went up from with thee to us, came to Jerusalem, building the perverse and bad city, and they completed its wall, and they will repair its foundations.

Esther 3:8-9

And Haman will say to king Ahasuerus, There is one people scattered and dispersed between the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws different from all people; they not doing the laws of the king: and it not being suitable to the king to suffer them.

Daniel 6:12-13

At that time they drew near, and saying before the king concerning the interdict of the king, Didst thou not sign an interdict that every man that shall seek from any God and man even for thirty days, except from thee, O King, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The word is certain, according to the law of Media and Persia, that shall not pass away.

Esther 3:6

And it will be despised in his eyes to stretch forth the hand against Mordecai alone; for they announced to him the people of Mordecai: and Haman will seek to destroy all the Jews which are in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

Daniel 2:10

The Chaldean answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the dry land that shall be able to show the king's word: for which cause that every king, leader, and ruler, asked not a word like this to any sacred scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean.

Acts 16:20-22

And having brought them to the generals, they said, These the men who cause disturbance to our city, being Jews,

Acts 17:6-8

And not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, That those having subverted the habitable globe, these also are present here;

Acts 28:22

And we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest: for truly of this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.

1 Peter 4:3-4

For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries:

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