Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Give them, O Lord—what will You give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

King James Version

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Holman Bible

Give them, Lord
What should You give?
Give them a womb that miscarries
and breasts that are dry!

International Standard Version

Give them, LORD What will you give? You will give them a womb that miscarries and dry breasts.

A Conservative Version

Give them, O LORD--what will thou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

American Standard Version

Give them, O Jehovah-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Amplified


Give them [the punishment they deserve], O Lord! What will You give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Bible in Basic English

O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.

Darby Translation

Give them, Jehovah what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Julia Smith Translation

Give to them, O Jehovah: what wilt thou give? give to them a miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.

King James 2000

Give them, O LORD: what will you give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give them, Yahweh-- what will you give [them]? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Modern King James verseion

Give them, O Lord; what will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O LORD thou shalt give them: what shalt thou give them? Give them an unfruitful womb and dry breasts!

NET Bible

Give them, O Lord -- what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry, and breasts that cannot nurse!

New Heart English Bible

Give them?LORD what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

The Emphasized Bible

Give them, O Yahweh - what wilt thou give? Give them, a miscarrying womb, and breasts dried up.

Webster

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

World English Bible

Give them -- Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Youngs Literal Translation

Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

them, O Lord

Usage: 0

what wilt thou give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

שׁכל 
Shakol 
Usage: 23

רחם 
Rechem 
Usage: 26

and dry
צמק 
Tsamaq 
dry
Usage: 1

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Ephraim Bereaved Of Offspring

13 I have seen Ephraim planted in a pleasant meadow like Tyre. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter. 14 Give them, O Lord—what will You give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
15 All Ephraim's wickedness began in Gilgal. I hated the people there. I will force them out of my Temple because of their wickedness. I will not love them anymore. All their officials are rebellious.

Cross References

Luke 23:29

The days are coming when they will say blessed are the barren those without children and the breasts that never nursed.

Job 21:10

Their bull breeds without fail and their cow calves and never miscarries.

Hosea 9:11

As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird: No birth, no pregnancy and no conception!

Hosea 9:13

I have seen Ephraim planted in a pleasant meadow like Tyre. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.

Hosea 9:16

The people of Ephraim are like sick plants. Their roots are dried up. They have no fruit. Even if they were to have children, I would kill their dear children.

Matthew 24:19

You who are pregnant or nursing babies in those days will feel trouble.

Mark 13:17

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

Luke 21:23

Woe to those who are pregnant and those who nurse a child in those days! There will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.

1 Corinthians 7:26

Because of the present distress I think it is good for you to remain as you are.

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