Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!

New American Standard Bible

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

King James Version

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

Holman Bible

“Son of man, prophesy and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Wail: Woe for the day!

International Standard Version

"Son of Man, here's what you are to prophesy and announce, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Wail out loud! Oh no! The day!

A Conservative Version

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says lord LORD: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

American Standard Version

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

Amplified

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, be a prophet, and say, These are the words of the Lord: Give a cry, Aha, for the day!

Julia Smith Translation

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Wo to the day!

King James 2000

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Wail, Alas for the day!

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, 'thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Wail, alas! For the day!

Modern King James verseion

Son of man, prophesy and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Howl, Woe is the day!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou son of man, prophesy and speak, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Mourn, woe worth this day,

NET Bible

"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Wail, "Alas, the day is here!"

New Heart English Bible

"Son of man, prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day.'

The Emphasized Bible

Son of man Prophesy. and thou shalt say, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, - Howl ye. Alas for the day!

Webster

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Alas the day!

World English Bible

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Wail, Alas for the day!

Youngs Literal Translation

'Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!

Interlinear

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

נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

and say

Usage: 0

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

ילל 
Yalal 
Usage: 32

ye, Woe worth
ההּ 
Hahh 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

A Lament Over The Nation And Land Of Egypt

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day! 3 For the day is at hand, yea, the day of Jehovah is at hand, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the nations.

Cross References

Isaiah 13:6

Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 15:2

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; Moab howleth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry and howl, son of man; for it shall be against my people, it shall be against all the princes of Israel: they are given up to the sword along with my people: smite therefore upon the thigh.

Joel 1:5

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:11

Be ashamed, ye husbandmen; howl, ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley: because the harvest of the field hath perished.

Isaiah 14:31

Howl, O gate! cry, O city! thou, Philistia, art wholly dissolved; for there cometh from the north a smoke, and none remaineth apart in his gatherings of troops.

Isaiah 16:7

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; every one of them shall howl. For the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn, verily afflicted.

Isaiah 23:1

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:6

Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!

Isaiah 65:14

behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and ye shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Jeremiah 4:8

For this, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl! for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned away from us.

Jeremiah 47:2

Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl,

Zephaniah 1:11

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.

Zechariah 11:2

Howl, cypress, for the cedar is fallen; because the noble ones are spoiled. Howl, ye oaks of Bashan; for the strong forest is come down.

James 5:1

Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.

Revelation 18:10

standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.

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