Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.
He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.

King James Version

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Holman Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

International Standard Version

"When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; and it was exalted within Israel. But when they offended God by Baal, they died,

A Conservative Version

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he offended in Baal, he died.

American Standard Version

When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Amplified

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling and terror.
He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;
But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].

Bible in Basic English

When the words of my law came from Ephraim, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he did evil through the Baal, death overtook him.

Darby Translation

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel: but he trespassed through Baal, and he died.

Julia Smith Translation

According to the word Ephraim being terrified be was lifted up in Israel; and he will transgress in Baal and die.

King James 2000

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended through Baal worship, he died.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When Ephraim spoke, [there was] terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Modern King James verseion

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The abomination of Ephraim is come also into Israel. He is gone back to Baal, therefore must he die.

NET Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

New Heart English Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he became guilty in Baal, he died.

The Emphasized Bible

When Ephraim, spake, there was terror, exalted was, he, in Israel, - but, when he became guilty with Baal, then he died.

Webster

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

World English Bible

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he became guilty in Baal, he died.

Youngs Literal Translation

When Ephraim speaketh tremblingly, He hath been lifted up in Israel, When he becometh guilty in Baal he dieth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אפרים 
'Ephrayim 
Usage: 180

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

רתת 
R@theth 
Usage: 1

he exalted
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

but when he offended
אשׁם אשׁם 
'asham 
Usage: 35

in Baal
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 81

References

Context Readings

Further Indictment Of Jacob's Heirs

1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.
He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.
2 And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them, "Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!"

Cross References

Hosea 11:2

The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

Numbers 2:18-21

"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,

Numbers 10:22

And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Numbers 13:8

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;

Numbers 13:16

These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.

Numbers 27:16-23

"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

Joshua 3:7

The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

Judges 8:1

Then the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they accused him fiercely.

Judges 12:1

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire."

1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.

1 Kings 12:25

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel.

1 Kings 16:29-33

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

1 Kings 18:18-19

And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals.

2 Kings 17:16-18

And they abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made for themselves metal images of two calves; and they made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Isaiah 66:2

All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned--

2 Corinthians 5:14

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;

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