Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The wife committing adultery, instead of her husband she will take strangers

New American Standard Bible

You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!

King James Version

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Holman Bible

You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!

International Standard Version

who commits adultery, preferring a stranger over her husband!

A Conservative Version

A wife who commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!

American Standard Version

A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Amplified

You adulterous wife, who welcomes and receives strangers instead of her husband!

Bible in Basic English

The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!

Darby Translation

O adulterous wife, that taketh strangers instead of her husband.

King James 2000

But as a wife that commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!

Lexham Expanded Bible

O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.

Modern King James verseion

Like the adulterous wife, instead of her husband, she takes strangers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but as a wife that breaketh wedlock, and taketh other instead of her husband.

NET Bible

"'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

New Heart English Bible

"'A wife who commits adultery. who takes strangers instead of her husband.

The Emphasized Bible

A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband accepteth strangers.

Webster

But as a wife that committeth adultery, who taketh strangers instead of her husband!

World English Bible

A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!

Youngs Literal Translation

The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But as a wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

References

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

God's Covenant Grace To Unfaithful And Rebellious Israel

31 In thy building thy brothel in the head of every way, and thou madest thy height in every street; and thou wert not as a harlot to scorn a gift 32 The wife committing adultery, instead of her husband she will take strangers 33 To all committing fornication they will give liberal gifts: and thou gavest thy liberal gifts to all loving thee, and thou wilt make them a present to come in to thee from round about in thy fornications

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold thy foot from being barefoot, and thy throat from thirst: and thou wilt say, Despairing, no; for I loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Jeremiah 2:28

And where thy gods which thou didst make to thee? they will arise, if they shall save thee in the time of thine evil: for from the numbering of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah.

Jeremiah 3:1

Saying, If a man shall send away his wife, and she went from him and she was to another man, shall he yet turn back to her? Being defiled, shall not that land be defiled? and thou committedst fornication with many shepherds; and turn back to me, says Jehovah.

Jeremiah 3:8-9

And I shall see for all the causes that Israel turning away committed adultery, I sent her away and I shall give a writing of her cutting off to her; and her faithless sister Judah was not afraid, and she will go and commit fornication, she also.

Jeremiah 3:20

Surely a wife acting faithlessly by her friend, so ye acted faithlessly against me, O house of Israel, says Jehovah.

Ezekiel 16:8

And I shall pass by thee and see thee, and behold, thy time the time of loves; and I shall spread my wing over thee and cover thy nakedness: and I shall swear to thee, and come into covenant with thee, says the Lord Jehovah, and thou shalt be to me.

Ezekiel 23:37

For they committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their blocks they committed adultery, and also their sons whom they brought forth to me they caused to pass through for them for consuming.

Ezekiel 23:45

And just men they shall judge them with the judgment of adultresses, and with the judgment of those pouring out blood; for they are adultresses, and blood in their hands.

Hosea 2:2

Contend with your mother, contend ye, for she is not my wife, and I not her husband: for she shall put away her fornications from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

Hosea 3:1

And Jehovah will say to me, Yet go, love a woman loving evil and an adulteress, as Jehovah loves the sons of Israel, and they took to other gods and love raisin-cakes.

2 Corinthians 11:2-3

For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.

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