Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

King James Version

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Holman Bible

Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees
you desired,
and you will be embarrassed because of the gardens
you have chosen.

International Standard Version

They'll be ashamed of the oak trees that you desired; and you'll blush because of the gardens that you have chosen.

A Conservative Version

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

American Standard Version

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Amplified


For you will be ashamed [of the degradation] of the oaks in which you took [idolatrous] pleasure,
And you will be ashamed of the gardens [of passion] which you have chosen [for pagan worship].

Bible in Basic English

For you will be put to shame because of the trees of your desire, and because of the gardens of your pleasure.

Darby Translation

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Julia Smith Translation

For they shall be ashamed of their mighty ones which ye desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens which ye chose.

King James 2000

For you shall be ashamed of the sacred oaks which you have desired, and you shall be embarrassed for the gardens that you have chosen.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you will be ashamed of [the] oaks [in] which you delighted, and you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.

Modern King James verseion

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be ashamed for the gardens which you have chosen.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they shall be ashamed of the gods that you longed for. And you shall be put to shame for the idols and grove gardens that ye have chosen.

NET Bible

Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you choose to worship.

New Heart English Bible

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

The Emphasized Bible

For they shall turn pale on account of the oaks which ye desired, - And ye shall blush on account of the gardens which ye had chosen;

Webster

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

World English Bible

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

Youngs Literal Translation

For men are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּוּשׁ 
Buwsh 
Usage: 119

of the oaks
איל 
'ayil 
Usage: 100

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

and ye shall be confounded
חפר 
Chapher 
Usage: 17

for the gardens
גּנּה 
Gannah 
Usage: 12

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Oak

Smith

Watsons

Oak

Context Readings

Purification Of Jerusalem

28 Rebels and sinners will be crushed at the same time. Those who abandon Jehovah will come to an end. 29 Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak whose leaves wither and like a garden without water.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:5

Are you inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Isaiah 65:3

a people who continually provoke me to my very face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on altars of brick.

Isaiah 66:17

People make themselves holy and prepare themselves for their garden rituals. They go into the garden and devour pork, disgusting things, and mice. They will come to an end at the same time, declares Jehovah.

Hosea 4:13

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains! They burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars (storax) and the strong tree, because it has good shade. Your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them: Get out!

Isaiah 31:7

When that day comes, all of you will reject the worthless gods of silver and gold, the idols that your sinful hands have made.

Isaiah 45:16

The makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced. They will go off into disgrace together.

Jeremiah 2:20

Long ago you broke off your yoke, tore off your bonds, and said that you would not be a slave. You lay down and acted like a prostitute on every high hill and under every large tree.

Jeremiah 3:6

During the reign of King Josiah, Jehovah asked me: Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.

Ezekiel 6:13

Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who are killed will lie beside the idols around their altars. They will lie on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every large tree and every leafy oak. These are the places where they made offerings to their disgusting idols.

Ezekiel 16:63

I will forgive all the wrongs you have done, but you will remember them and be too ashamed to open your mouth.' The Lord Jehovah has spoken.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did. You will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us and we will not ride on horses. We will not say again: Our god, to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.

Hosea 14:8

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress and fruit comes from me.

Romans 6:21

You are now ashamed of the fruit you had at that time. For the results of these things is death.

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