Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Smiteth he not his smiter, as even as he is smitten himself? Destroyeth he not the murderers, as he is murdered?

New American Standard Bible

Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has He struck them?
Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?

King James Version

Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

Holman Bible

Did the Lord strike Israel
as He struck the one who struck Israel?
Was he killed like those killed by Him?

International Standard Version

Has the LORD struck them down, just as he struck down those who struck them? Or have they been killed, just as their killers were killed?

A Conservative Version

Has he smitten them as he smote those who smote them? Or are they slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by them?

American Standard Version

Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them?

Amplified


Like the striking by Him who has struck them, has He struck them?
Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?

Bible in Basic English

Is his punishment like the punishment of those who overcame him? or are his dead as great in number as those he put to the sword?

Darby Translation

Hath he smitten him according to the smiting of those that smote him? Is he slain according to the slaughter of those slain by him?

Julia Smith Translation

According to the blow of him striking him, he struck him; or according to the killing of those killing him, he killed.

King James 2000

Has he struck him, as he struck those that struck him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Does he strike him {as he struck down those who struck him}? Or is he killed {as those who killed him were killed}?

Modern King James verseion

Has He stricken him, as He struck those who struck Him? Is He slain according to the slaughter of the slain by Him?

NET Bible

Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? Has Israel been killed like their enemies?

New Heart English Bible

Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed?

The Emphasized Bible

Was it, with the smiting of his smiter, that he smote him? Or as with the slaying of his slayer, was he slain?

Webster

Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

World English Bible

Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed?

Youngs Literal Translation

As the smiting of his smiter hath He smitten him? As the slaying of his slain doth He slay?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

him, as he smote
מכּה מכּה 
Makkah 
Usage: 48

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

him or is he slain
הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

הרג 
hereg 
Usage: 5

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Israel Rescued

6 It will come to this point, that Jacob shall be rooted again, and Israel shall be green, and bear flowers, and they shall fill the whole world with their fruit. 7 Smiteth he not his smiter, as even as he is smitten himself? Destroyeth he not the murderers, as he is murdered? 8 Every man recompenseth with the measure that he receiveth: He museth upon his sore wind, as upon the days of extreme heat.

Cross References

Isaiah 37:36-38

Thus the angel went forth, and slew of the Assyrians host, a hundred and eighty five thousand. And when men arose up early, at Jerusalem: Behold, all lay full of dead bodies.

Isaiah 10:20-25

After that day shall the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped out of the house of Jacob, seek no more comfort at him that smote them, but shall comfort themselves with faithfulness and truth in the LORD, the holy one of Israel.

Isaiah 14:22-23

I will stand up against them, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and root out the name and generation of Babylon, sayeth the LORD,

Isaiah 17:3

Ephraim shall no more be strong, and Damascus shall no more be a kingdom. And as for the glory of the remnant of the Syrians, it shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

Isaiah 17:14

At even, behold, there is trouble: yet in the morning it is gone with them. This is the portion of them that oppress us, and the heritage of them that rob us.

Jeremiah 30:11-16

For I am with thee, to help thee, sayeth the LORD. And though I shall destroy all the people among whom I have scattered thee, yet will I not destroy thee, but correct thee, and that with discretion. For I know, that thou art in no wise without fault.

Jeremiah 50:33-34

"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: The children of Israel and Judah suffer violence together. All they that have them in captivity, keep them fast and will not let them go.

Jeremiah 50:40

Like as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, with the cities that lay there about, sayeth the LORD: So shall no man dwell there also, neither shall any man have there his habitation.

Jeremiah 51:24

Therefore will I reward the city of Babylon and all her citizens the Chaldeans, with all the evil which they have done unto Zion. Yea, that ye yourselves shall see it, sayeth the LORD.

Daniel 2:31-35

Thou king sawest, and behold: there stood before thee a great Image, whose figure was marvelous great, and his visage grim.

Nahum 1:14

But the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that there shall come no more seed of thy name. The carved and casten Images will I root out of the house of thy God. Thy grave shall I prepare for thee, and thou shalt be confounded.

Nahum 3:19

Thy wound cannot be hid, thy plague is so sore. All they that hear this of thee, shall clap their hands over thee. For what is he, to whom thou hast not always been doing hurt?

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