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Bible in Basic English

Because your wrath against me and your pride have come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.

New American Standard Bible

“Because of your raging against Me
And because your arrogance has come up to My ears,
Therefore I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

King James Version

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Holman Bible

Because your raging against Me
and your arrogance have reached My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bit in your mouth;
I will make you go back
the way you came.

International Standard Version

Your insolence has reached my ears, so I'll put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I'll make you turn back on the road by which you came.

A Conservative Version

Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou came.

American Standard Version

Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Amplified


“Because your raging against Me
And your arrogance has come up to My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your mouth,
And I will turn you back by the way you came.

Darby Translation

Because thy raging against me and thine arrogance is come up into mine ears, I will put my ring in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will make thee go back by the way by which thou camest.

Julia Smith Translation

Because thine anger against me and thine arrogance came up into mine ear, and I put my hook in thy nose and my curb in thy lips, and I turned thee back in the way which thou camest in it

King James 2000

Because your rage against me, and your tumult, has come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because you were enraged {against} me, and your noise has come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle on your lips, and I will turn you back on the way [by] which you came.

Modern King James verseion

Because of your raging against Me, and your arrogance has come up into My ears, therefore I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way which you came.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore thy furiousness against me, and thy pride is come before me. I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bridle bit in the jaws of thee, and turn thee about, even the same way thou camest.

NET Bible

Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came."

New Heart English Bible

Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

The Emphasized Bible

Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, Therefore will I put My ring in thy nose, and My bit in thy lips, And will turn thee back, by the way by which thou earnest.

Webster

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

World English Bible

Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

Youngs Literal Translation

Because of thy anger towards Me, And thy noise -- it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And I have caused thee to turn back In the way in which thou camest.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רגז 
Ragaz 
Usage: 41

against me, and thy tumult
שׁאנן 
Sha'anan 
Usage: 10

is come up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

therefore will I put
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

my hook
חחי חח 
Chach 
Usage: 7

and my bridle
מתג 
metheg 
Usage: 4

in thy lips
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

and I will turn thee back
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

by the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

References

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Context Readings

God's Answer

28 But I have knowledge of your getting up and your resting, of your going out and your coming in. 29 Because your wrath against me and your pride have come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came. 30 And this will be the sign to you: you will get your food this year from what comes up of itself, and in the second year from the produce of the same; and in the third year you will put in your seed, and get in the grain, and make vine-gardens, and take of their fruit.

Cross References

Isaiah 30:28

And his breath is as an overflowing stream, coming up even to the neck, shaking the nations for their destruction, like the shaking of grain in a basket: and he will put a cord in the mouths of the people, turning them out of their way.

Ezekiel 38:4

And turning you round, I will put hooks in your mouth and make you come out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them in full war-dress, a great force with breastplate and body-cover, all of them armed with swords:

Isaiah 10:12

For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.

Isaiah 37:34

By the way he came he will go back, and he will not get into this town.

Ezekiel 29:4

And I will put hooks in your mouth, and the fish of your streams will be hanging from your skin; and I will make you come up out of your streams, with all the fish of your streams hanging from your skin.

2 Kings 19:27-28

But I have knowledge of your getting up and your resting, of your going out and your coming in.

Job 15:25-26

Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

Job 41:2

Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

Psalm 2:1-3

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...

Psalm 46:6

The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.

Psalm 74:4

Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.

Psalm 74:23

Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.

Psalm 93:3-4

The rivers send up, O Lord, the rivers send up their voices; they send them up with a loud cry.

Isaiah 36:4

And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?

Isaiah 36:10

And have I now come to send destruction on this land without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste.

Isaiah 37:10

This is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

Amos 4:2

The Lord God has taken an oath by his holy name, that the days are coming when they will take you away with hooks, and the rest of you with fish-hooks.

Nahum 1:9-11

What are you designing against the Lord? he will put an end to it: his haters will not come up again a second time.

Matthew 27:24

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

John 15:22-23

If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.

Acts 9:4

And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

Acts 22:22

And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.

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