Parallel Verses

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!

Darby Translation

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas 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 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

Cross References

Isaiah 13:6

Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!

Isaiah 15:2

He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. On every head is baldness; every beard is shorn;

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. Strike therefore upon your thigh.

Joel 1:5

Awake, you drunkards, and weep, and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:11

Be ashamed, O tillers of the soil; wail, O vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.

Isaiah 14:31

Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Isaiah 16:7

Therefore let Moab wail for Moab, let everyone wail. Mourn, utterly stricken, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.

Isaiah 23:1

The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:6

Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coast!

Isaiah 65:14

behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit.

Jeremiah 4:8

For this put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned back from us."

Jeremiah 47:2

"Thus says the LORD: Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent; they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off.

Zechariah 11:2

Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!

James 5:1

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

Revelation 18:10

They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."

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