Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of thy lyres: the maggot is spread under thee, And worms cover thee.

New American Standard Bible

‘Your pomp and the music of your harps
Have been brought down to Sheol;
Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you
And worms are your covering.’

King James Version

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

Holman Bible

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”

International Standard Version

Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the noise of your harps. Maggots are spread out beneath you, and worms are your covering."

A Conservative Version

Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, [and] the noise of thy viols. The worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.

American Standard Version

Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.

Amplified


‘Your pomp and magnificence have been brought down to Sheol,
Along with the music of your harps;
The maggots [which prey on the dead] are spread out under you [as a bed]
And worms are your covering [Babylonian rulers].’

Bible in Basic English

Your pride has gone down into the underworld, and the noise of your instruments of music; the worms are under you, and your body is covered with them.

Julia Smith Translation

Thy grandeur was brought down to hades, the sound of thy harps: the worm was spread under thee, and worms covering thee.

King James 2000

Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the sound of your harps: the maggot is spread under you, and the worms cover you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your pride is brought down [to] Sheol, [and] the sound of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you like a bed, and your covering is worms.

Modern King James verseion

Your pride is brought down to the grave, and the noise of your harps. The maggot is spread under you, and the worms cover you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy pomp and thy pride is gone down to hell: Moths shall be laid under thee, and worms shall be thy covering.

NET Bible

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.

New Heart English Bible

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.

The Emphasized Bible

Brought down to Hades, thy pride. The hum of thy harps, Beneath thee, is spread out corruption, And, thy coverlet - worms!

Webster

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

World English Bible

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.

Youngs Literal Translation

Brought down to Sheol hath been thine excellency, The noise of thy psaltery, Under thee spread out hath been the worm, Yea, covering thee is the worm.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

to the grave
שׁאל שׁאול 
Sh@'owl 
Usage: 65

and the noise
המיה 
hemyah 
Usage: 1

of thy viols
נבל נבל 
Nebel 
Usage: 38

the worm
רמּה 
Rimmah 
Usage: 7

is spread
יצע 
Yatsa` 
Usage: 4

under thee, and the worms
תּלעת תּולעת תּולעה תּולע 
Towla` 
Usage: 43

מכסּה 
M@kacceh 
Usage: 4

References

Context Readings

The Downfall Of The King Of Babylon

10 All of them shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become powerless as we; art thou become like unto us! 11 thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of thy lyres: the maggot is spread under thee, And worms cover thee. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cut down to the ground, that didst prostrate the nations!


Cross References

Job 17:13-14

If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness:

Job 21:11-15

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Job 24:19-20

Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.

Isaiah 21:4-5

My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.

Isaiah 22:2

Thou that wast full of stir, a town of tumult, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

Isaiah 66:24

And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh.

Ezekiel 26:13

And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Ezekiel 32:19-20

Whom dost thou surpass in beauty? Go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.

Daniel 5:1-4

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his nobles, and drank wine before the thousand.

Daniel 5:25-30

And this is the writing that is written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

Amos 6:3-7

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Mark 9:43-48

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

Revelation 18:11-19

And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;

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