Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore, behold me! hedging up her way, with thorns, - and I will wall her in, and, her footpaths, shall she not find.

New American Standard Bible

“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns,
And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.

King James Version

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Holman Bible

Therefore, this is what I will do:
I will block her way with thorns;
I will enclose her with a wall,
so that she cannot find her paths.

International Standard Version

"Look how I'm blocking her path with thorns and building a wall to hinder her, so she can't find her way.

A Conservative Version

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.

American Standard Version

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.

Amplified


“Therefore, behold, I [the Lord God] will hedge up her way with thorns;
And I will build a wall against her [shutting off her way] so that she cannot find her paths.

Bible in Basic English

For this cause I will put thorns in her road, building up a wall round her so that she may not go on her way.

Darby Translation

Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence her in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore, behold me hedging in thy way with thorns, and I walled a wall and she shall not find her beaten paths.

King James 2000

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and make a wall, so that she shall not find her paths.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore, Look! I [am] going to hedge her path {with thorns}, and I will build a stone wall, a stone wall [against] her, and she will not find her paths.

Modern King James verseion

Therefore behold, I will hedge your way with thorns, and wall up her wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"But I will hedge her way with thorns, and stop it, that she shall not find her footsteps:

NET Bible

Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can't find her way.

Webster

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

World English Bible

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can't find her way.

Youngs Literal Translation

Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂוּך 
Suwk 
Usage: 3

up thy way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

with thorns
סרה סירה סיר 
Ciyr 
Usage: 34

and make
גּדר 
Gadar 
Usage: 10

a wall
גּדר 
Gader 
Usage: 12

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

References

Context Readings

Israel's Adultery Rebuked

5 For their mother, hath been unchaste, and she that conceived them, hath caused shame, - for she said, Let me go after my lovers! who used to give my bread, and my water, my wool, and my flax, mine oil, and my drink. 6 Therefore, behold me! hedging up her way, with thorns, - and I will wall her in, and, her footpaths, shall she not find. 7 And, when she shall pursue her lovers, and not overtake them, and shall seek them and not find, then will she say, Let me go my way now! and return unto my first husband, for it was better with me, then, than, now!

Cross References

Job 19:8

My way, hath he walled up, that I cannot pass, and, upon my paths, hath he made darkness rest;

Job 3:23

To a man, whose way is concealed, And GOD hath straitly enclosed him?

Lamentations 3:7-9

He hath walled up around me, that I cannot get out, hath weighted my fetter;

Luke 15:14-16

And, when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine throughout that country, - and, he, began to be in want.

Luke 19:43

Because days will have come upon thee, that thine enemies will throw around a rampart against thee, and enclose thee; and hem thee in from every side, -

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