Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Or, a sword, I should bring upon that land, and should say. O sword! thou shalt go through the land, and so I should cut off therefrom, man and beast,

New American Standard Bible

Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,’

King James Version

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

Holman Bible

“Or if I bring a sword against that land and say: Let a sword pass through it, so that I wipe out both man and animal from it,

International Standard Version

"Or if I were to bring war to that land and say, "Hey, sword! Pass throughout the land so I can destroy both man and beasts in it,'

A Conservative Version

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off from it man and beast,

American Standard Version

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast;

Amplified

Or if I were to bring a sword on that land and say, ‘Let a sword go through the land and cut off man and animal from it,’

Bible in Basic English

Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:

Darby Translation

Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,

Julia Smith Translation

Or I shall bring a sword upon that land, and I said, Sword, thou shalt pass through the land; and I cut off from it man and cattle.

King James 2000

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Or, if I bring a sword over that land, and I say, 'Sword, let it cross over into the land!' And I will cut off from it [both] human and animal.

Modern King James verseion

Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Or if I bring a sword into the land, and charge it to go through the land, so that I slay down man and beast in it,

NET Bible

"Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I were to kill both people and animals.

New Heart English Bible

"Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land'; so that I cut off from it man and animal;

Webster

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

World English Bible

Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and animal;

Youngs Literal Translation

Or -- a sword I bring in against that land, and I have said: Sword, thou dost pass over through the land, and I have cut off from it man and beast --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Or if I bring

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

a sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and say

Usage: 0

חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

go through
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

so that I cut off
כּרת 
Karath 
Usage: 287

man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

and beast
בּהמה 
B@hemah 
Usage: 190

References

Fausets

Job

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Jerusalem Will Not Be Spared

16 Were these three men in the midst thereof, As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely neither sons nor daughters, should they deliver, They alone should be delivered, But the land, should become a desolation. 17 Or, a sword, I should bring upon that land, and should say. O sword! thou shalt go through the land, and so I should cut off therefrom, man and beast, 18 Were these three men in the midst thereof, As I live! Saith My Lord Yahweh, They should deliver neither sons nor daughters, - For they alone, should be delivered.


Cross References

Leviticus 26:25

And will bring in upon you a sword that shall inflict the covenanted avenging: So shall ye be gathered into your cities, - Then will I send a pestilence into your midst, And ye shall be delivered into the hand of an enemy.

Ezekiel 21:3-4

Thou shalt say then to the so of Israel Thus saith Yahweh, Behold me against thee, Therefore will I bring forth my sword out of its sheath, - and will cut off from thee the righteous and the lawless.

Ezekiel 5:12

The third part of thee by pestilence, shall die, and by famine, be consumed in thy midst And the third part by the sword, shall fall round about thee,- And the third part to every wind, will I scatter, and a sword, will I make bare after them.

Ezekiel 25:13

Therefore Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, I will therefore stretch forth my hand over Edom, and will cut off therefrom man and beast, And will deliver it up as a desolation, from Teman, And they of Dedan, by the sword, shall fall,

Zephaniah 1:3

I will take away man and beast, I will take away the bird of the heavens and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks, even them who are lawless, - and will cut off mankind, from off the face of the ground, Declareth Yahweh.

Jeremiah 47:6

Ah! thou sword of Yahweh, How long, wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, Rest thyself and be still.

Ezekiel 14:13

Son of man, When a land, shall sin against me by committing treachery, and I shall stretch out my hand against it, And break for it the staff of bread, And send thereon famine, And cut off therefrom man and beast,

Jeremiah 25:9

Behold me! sending and fetching all the families of the North, Declareth Yahweh and Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon my servant, And I will bring them in against this land and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations, round about, - And I will devote them to destruction, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and age-abiding desolations.

Jeremiah 33:12

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Again, shall there be in this place - Which is deserted without man or even beast - And all the cities thereof, - The home of shepherds, causing flocks to lie down.

Ezekiel 5:17

So will I send upon you famine and mischievous beast and they shall bereave thee, - and pestilence and blood, shall pass through thee, - and a sword, will I bring in upon thee, Yahweh have spoken.

Ezekiel 21:9-15

Son of man, Prophesy and thou shalt say, Thus saith My Lord, - Say, A sword! a sword! Sharpened moreover also furbished:

Ezekiel 29:8

Therefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! bringing upon thee a sword,- And I will cut off out of thee, man and beast;

Ezekiel 38:21-22

Then will I call against him, every terror, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, the sword of every man against his brother, shall be;

Hosea 4:3

For this cause, shall the land mourn, and everyone who dwelleth therein shall languish, with the wild beast of the field and with the bird of the heavens, - moreover also, the fishes of the sea, shall be withdrawn.

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