Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

So she increased her harlotries. And she saw men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

King James Version

And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,

Holman Bible

But she increased her promiscuity when she saw male figures carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,

International Standard Version

"She became even more sexually immoral when she saw the images of the Chaldean men who had been carved in red on their walls.

A Conservative Version

And she increased her whoredoms, for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

American Standard Version

And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

Amplified

But Oholibah carried her depravity further, for she saw men pictured on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans (Babylonians) sketched and portrayed in vermilion (bright red pigment),

Bible in Basic English

And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red

Darby Translation

And she increased her fornications; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

Julia Smith Translation

And she will add to her fornications: and she will see men delineated. upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans being delineated with red color.

King James 2000

And that she increased her harlotries: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved on the wall, images of Chaldeans carved in red

Modern King James verseion

And she added to her fornications. And she saw men carved on the wall; images of the Chaldeans engraved with vermilion,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth with fresh colors,

NET Bible

But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

New Heart English Bible

She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

The Emphasized Bible

Yet did she add, unto her unchaste doings, when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, likenesses of Chaldeans, Portrayed with vermilion:

Webster

And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion.

World English Bible

She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

Youngs Literal Translation

And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּזנת תּזנוּת 
Taznuwth 
Usage: 20

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

חקה 
Chaqah 
חקק 
Chaqaq 
Usage: 4
Usage: 19

upon the wall
קירה קר קיר 
Qiyr 
Usage: 74

the images
צלם 
Tselem 
Usage: 17

of the Chaldeans
כּשׂדּימה כּשׂדּי 
Kasdiy 
Usage: 81

Context Readings

Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People

13 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they both took the same way 14 So she increased her harlotries. And she saw men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, 15 girded with girdles upon their loins, and mitres painted upon their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the manner of the men of Babylon, born in the land of the Chaldeans,

Cross References

Ezekiel 8:10

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of serpent and beasts; the abomination and all the idols of the house of Israel portrayed upon the wall round about.

Jeremiah 22:14

That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cuts out windows in it and covers it with cedar and anoints it with vermilion.

Isaiah 46:1

Bel bowed down; Nebo is fallen; their images were placed upon animals and upon beasts of burden that will carry you, laden with yourselves, burden of weariness.

Jeremiah 50:2

Declare ye among the Gentiles, and publish, and set up a banner; publish, and do not conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

Ezekiel 16:29

Thou hast likewise multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan and of the Chaldeans, and yet thou wast not satisfied with this.

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