Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And you will eat the
King James Version
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Holman Bible
and you will eat the plants of the field.
International Standard Version
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you'll eat the plants from the meadows.
A Conservative Version
Also, thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to thee, and thou shall eat the herb of the field.
American Standard Version
thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Amplified
“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you shall eat the plants of the field.
Bible in Basic English
Thorns and waste plants will come up, and the plants of the field will be your food;
Darby Translation
and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Julia Smith Translation
And thorns and weeds shall it cause to sprout forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the green herb of the field.
King James 2000
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And thorns and thistles shall sprout for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.
Modern King James verseion
It shall also bring forth thorns and thistles to you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and it shall bear thorns and thistles unto thee. And thou shalt eat the herbs of the field:
NET Bible
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, but you will eat the grain of the field.
New Heart English Bible
Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.
The Emphasized Bible
Thorn also and thistle, shall it shoot forth to thee, - when thou hast come to eat of the herb of the field:
Webster
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
World English Bible
Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;
Themes
Afflictions » Consequent upon the fall
Agriculture » Foes of » Made difficult by sin
Agriculture or husbandry » Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth
Curse » Denounced » Against adam and eve
Curse » Denounced » Against the ground
natural Life » Forfeited by sin
Man » Punished for disobedience
Sin » How sin entered into the world
Sin » The ground was cursed on account of
Interlinear
Tsamach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Pronounces Judgment
17
He said to Adam: Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
18
And you will eat the
Cross References
Joshua 23:13
Jehovah your God will no longer drive these nations out as you advance. Rather, they will be as dangerous for you as a trap or a pit and as painful as a whip on your back or thorns in your eyes. This will last until none of you are left in this good land that Jehovah your God gave you.
Job 1:21
He said: I was born with nothing (naked), and I will die with nothing. Jehovah gave, and now he has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah!
Job 5:5
Hungry people eat what a stubborn fool gathers. They take it even from among the thorns. Thirsty people pant after his wealth.
Job 31:40
let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended, JOB QUITE TALKING.
Psalm 90:3
You turn men back into dust and say: Return, O sons of men!
Psalm 104:2
You cover yourself with light as with a cloak. You stretch out clouds in the sky like a curtain.
Psalm 104:14-15
You cause the grass to grow for the cattle and vegetation for the labor of man. That he may bring forth food from the earth,
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the wicked. He who guards his life will stay far away from them.
Proverbs 24:31
It was all grown over with thorns and nettles, and the wall of stone was broken down.
Isaiah 5:6
It will turn into a desert, neither pruned nor cultivated. It will be covered with thorns and briars. I will command the clouds not to send rain.
Isaiah 7:23
When that time comes, the fine vineyards, each with a thousand vines and each worth a thousand pieces of silver, will be overgrown with thorn bushes and briers.
Isaiah 32:13
For the land of my people where thorns and briars will grow for they are on the delightful houses and the exultant city.
Jeremiah 4:3
Jehovah says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed fields, and do not plant among thorns.
Jeremiah 12:13
My people planted wheat. They gathered weeds! They worked hard and got nothing for it. Because of my fierce anger their crops have failed.
Matthew 13:7
Others fell upon the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.
Romans 14:2
For one believes that he may eat all things. Another who is weak eats only vegetables.
Hebrews 6:8
That which bears thorns and briars is rejected, and is near to being cursed. It ends up being burned.