Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares.

King James Version

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

Holman Bible

You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

International Standard Version

You've feared the sword, but I'm bringing violent death in your direction," declares the Lord GOD.

A Conservative Version

Ye have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, says lord LORD.

American Standard Version

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Amplified

You have feared the sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God.

Bible in Basic English

You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

Ye have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

Ye feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord Jehovah.

King James 2000

You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] sword you have feared, and [the] sword I will bring against you!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

You have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword on you, says the Lord Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye have drawn out the sword, even so will I also bring a sword over you, sayeth the LORD God.

NET Bible

You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,' declares the sovereign Lord.

New Heart English Bible

You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you,' says the Lord GOD.

The Emphasized Bible

A sword, have ye feared, - And a sword, will I bring in upon you, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Webster

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible

You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you, says the Lord Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

A sword ye have feared, And a sword I bring in against you, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

and I will bring

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

a sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

References

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Context Readings

Judgment On Evil Rulers

7 I, the Lord Jehovah, say to you: 'This city is a cooking pot all right, but what is the meat? The corpses of those you have killed! You will not be here. I will throw you out of the city!' 8 You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares. 9 I will take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners. I will execute judgments against you.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked will come upon him. The desire of the righteous will be granted.

Job 3:25

What I feared has come upon me. What I dreaded has happened to me.

Isaiah 24:17-18

Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth.

Isaiah 66:4

Therefore I will choose harsh treatment for them and bring on them what they fear. I called, but no one answered. I spoke, but they did not listen. They did what I consider evil. They chose what I do not like.

Job 20:24

Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.

Isaiah 30:16-17

You have said: No, we will flee on horses. So you flee. You added: We will ride on fast horses. So those who chase you will also be fast.

Jeremiah 38:19-23

The king answered: I am afraid of our own people who have deserted to the Babylonians. I may be handed over to them and tortured.

Jeremiah 42:14-16

Then you say: We will go to Egypt, where we will not have to see war, hear the sound of a ram's horn, or be hungry. We will stay there.

Jeremiah 44:12-13

As for the people of Judah who are left and are determined to go and live in Egypt, I will see to it that all of them are destroyed. All of them, great and small will die in Egypt, either in war or of starvation. They will be a horrifying sight. People will make fun of them and use their name as a curse.

Amos 9:1-4

I saw Jehovah standing beside the altar. He said: Strike the capitals that the thresholds may shake! Break them in pieces on the head of all of them and I will slay the last of them with the sword. Not one of them will get away. Not one of them will escape!

John 11:48

If we let him alone all men will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

They killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They did not please God and are contrary to all men.

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