Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city.

King James Version

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

Holman Bible

Then He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go!” So they went out killing people in the city.

International Standard Version

"Desecrate my Temple," he told them, "and fill its courtyard with the dead!" So they went out and began striking down people throughout the city.

A Conservative Version

And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

American Standard Version

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

Amplified

And He said to the executioners, “Defile the temple and fill its courtyards with the dead. Go out!” So they went out and struck down the people in the city.

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.

Darby Translation

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to them, Defile the house, and fill the enclosures with the wounded: go ye forth. And they went forth and struck in the city.

King James 2000

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. And they went forth, and killed in the city.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said to them, "Defile the house and fill the courtyards [with] the dead; go out! And they went out, and they killed in the city.

Modern King James verseion

And He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out! And they went out and killed in the city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for he had said unto them, "When ye have defiled the temple, and filled the court with the slain, then go your way forth." So they went out, and slew down through the city.

NET Bible

He said to them, "Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!" So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

New Heart English Bible

He said to them, "Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth." They went forth, and struck in the city.

The Emphasized Bible

And he said unto them Defile ye the house and fl the courts with the slain, - go ye forth! So they went forth and smote in the city. s

Webster

And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

World English Bible

He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth! They went forth, and struck in the city.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they begin among the aged men who are before the house, and He saith unto them, 'Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.' And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 162

the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and fill
מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

the courts
חצר 
Chatser 
Usage: 190

with the slain
חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

go ye forth
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

and slew
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

Verse Info

Context Readings

Yahweh's Avenging Messenger Destroys The Wicked In The City

6 Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women, but do not touch any man on whom is the mark; and you shall start from My sanctuary.” So they started with the elders who were before the temple. 7 And He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city. 8 As they were striking the people and I alone was left, I fell on my face and cried out saying, “Alas, Lord God! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”


Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand.

Ezekiel 7:20-22

They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.

Psalm 79:1-3

A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance;
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

Lamentations 2:4-7

He has bent His bow like an enemy;
He has set His right hand like an adversary
And slain all that were pleasant to the eye;
In the tent of the daughter of Zion
He has poured out His wrath like fire.

Luke 13:1

Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

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