Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge;

New American Standard Bible

“And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

King James Version

Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

Holman Bible

“Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.

International Standard Version

"Son of Man, compose a mourning song for Tyre.

A Conservative Version

And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre,

American Standard Version

And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

Amplified

“Now you, son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for Tyre,

Bible in Basic English

And you, son of man, make a song of grief for Tyre;

Darby Translation

And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,

Julia Smith Translation

Thou son of man, lift up a lamentation for Tyre;

King James 2000

Now, you son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;

Lexham Expanded Bible

"And you, son of man, raise a lament against Tyre.

Modern King James verseion

And you, son of man, take up a mourning for Tyre.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"O thou son of man, make a lamentable complaint upon Tyre,

NET Bible

"You, son of man, sing a lament for Tyre.

New Heart English Bible

"You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

Webster

Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;

World English Bible

You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

Youngs Literal Translation

'And thou, son of man, lift up concerning Tyre a lamentation, and thou hast said to Tyre:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

take up
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

קינה 
Qiynah 
Usage: 18

References

American

Easton

Smith

Context Readings

A Lament For Doomed Tyre

2 Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge; 3 And thou shalt say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest by the entrances of the sea, Thou merchant of the peoples unto many shores, - Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, O Tyre, Thou saidst, I, am the perfection of beauty!

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:10

Over the mountains, will I take up a weeping and wailing, And over the oases of the desert, a dirge, For they have been burned, so that no man passeth through, Neither have men heard the lowing of cattle, - Both the bird of the heavens and the beast have fled, have gone their way:

Jeremiah 9:17-20

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Consider ye diligently and call for the wailing women that they may come, - And unto the wise women, send ye, that they may come;

Ezekiel 19:1

Thou. therefore take up a dirge, for the prince of Israel;

Ezekiel 28:12

Son of man Take thou up a dirge over the king of Tyre, - And thou shalt say to him Thus saith My Lord. Yahweh, Thou wast of finished proportions, Full of wisdom and Perfect in beauty:

Jeremiah 7:20

Wherefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh - Lo! mine anger and mine indignation, are about to be poured out upon this place, On man and on beast, and On the tree of the field and On the fruit of the ground, - And it shall burn and shall not be quenched.

Ezekiel 26:17

Then shall they take up over thee a dirge, And say to thee,- How hast thou perished, And ceased from the seas,- The city renowned which was strong in the sea She and they who dwelt in her, Who imparted their terror To all who dwelt in her.

Ezekiel 27:32

And shall take up for thee in their Wailing: a dirge, And shall chant over thee,- Who is like Tyre? Like the Sent One in the midst of the sea?

Ezekiel 32:2

Son of man Take up a dirge over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou shalt say unto him. The young lion of the nations, thou didst deem thyself,- Whereas thou, wast like the crocodile in the seas, And didst cause thy streams to burst forth And didst trouble the waters with thy feet, And foul their rivers.

Amos 5:1

Hear ye this word, which, I, am taking up concerning you - even a dirge, O house of Israel.

Amos 5:16

Therefore, thus, saith Yahweh, God of hosts, My Lord, In all broadways, shall be lamentation, and, in all streets, shall they say, Alas! Alas! And they shall call the husbandman unto the mourning, and, unto the lamentation, them who know a wailing song;

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