Parallel Verses

Amplified


“All the bright lights in the heavens
I will darken over you
And I will place darkness on your land,”
Says the Lord God.

New American Standard Bible

“All the shining lights in the heavens
I will darken over you
And will set darkness on your land,”
Declares the Lord God.

King James Version

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

Holman Bible

I will darken all the shining lights
in the heavens over you,
and will bring darkness on your land.
This is the declaration of the Lord God.

International Standard Version

I'll darken the bright lights in the sky above you and bring darkness to your territory,' declares the Lord GOD.

A Conservative Version

All the bright lights of heaven I will make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, says lord LORD.

American Standard Version

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

All the bright lights of heaven I will make dark over you, and put dark night on your land, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

All the bright lights of the heavens will I make black over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

All the luminaries of light in the heavens I will darken them over thee, and I gave darkness upon thy land, says the Lord Jehovah.

King James 2000

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and set darkness upon your land, says the Lord GOD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

All sources of light in the heavens, I will make them dark over you, and I will put darkness on your land,'" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

I will make all the bright lights of the heavens dark over you, and will set darkness on your land, says the Lord Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

All the lights of heaven will I put out over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, sayeth the LORD God.

NET Bible

I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the sovereign Lord.

New Heart English Bible

All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, says the Lord GOD.

The Emphasized Bible

As for all the light-bearers in the heavens, I will obscure them over thee - And will stretch out darkness over thy land, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Webster

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible

All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, says the Lord Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

All luminaries of light in the heavens, I make black over thee, And I have given darkness over thy land, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
All the bright
מארה מאורה מאר מאור 
Ma'owr 
Usage: 19

אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

of heaven
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

will I make dark
קדר 
Qadar 
Usage: 17

over thee, and set
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

Context Readings

A Lament For Pharaoh, King Of Egypt

7
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
8 
“All the bright lights in the heavens
I will darken over you
And I will place darkness on your land,”
Says the Lord God.
9 I will also put fear into the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction [and captivity] among the nations, into countries which you have not known.

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Proverbs 20:20


Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.

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