Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,
And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.

King James Version

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Holman Bible

Lambs will graze
as if in their own pastures,
and strangers will eat
among the ruins of the rich.

International Standard Version

Then the lambs will graze in their pasture; fatlings and foreigners will eat among the waste places of the rich."

A Conservative Version

Then the lambs shall feed as in their pasture, and wanderers shall eat the waste places of the fat ones.

American Standard Version

Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Amplified


Then the lambs will graze [among the ruins] as in their own pasture,
And strangers will eat in the desolate places of the [exiled] wealthy.

Bible in Basic English

Then the lambs will get food as in their grass-lands, and the fat cattle will be feasting in the waste places.

Darby Translation

And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Julia Smith Translation

And the lambs feed according to their word, and the deserts of the fat ones shall strangers eat

King James 2000

Then shall the lambs feed in their pasture, and the waste places of the rich ones shall strangers eat.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And then [the] lambs will graze as [in] their pasture, and {fatlings, kids will eat among the sites of ruins.}

Modern King James verseion

Then shall the lambs feed in their way, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then shall the sheep eat their appointed fodder; and the rich mens' lands, that were laid waste, shall strangers devour.

NET Bible

Lambs will graze as if in their pastures, amid the ruins the rich sojourners will graze.

New Heart English Bible

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.

The Emphasized Bible

Then shall the young rams feed where they please, - And, the wastes of the wealthy, shall strangers consume.

Webster

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

World English Bible

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.

Youngs Literal Translation

And fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consume.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּבשׂ 
Kebes 
Usage: 107

דּבּר דּבר 
Dober 
Usage: 3

of the fat ones
מח 
meach 
Usage: 2

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Woes On The Wicked

16 But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness. 17 Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,
And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.
18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,

Cross References

Isaiah 7:25

And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.

Zephaniah 2:6

And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks.

Zephaniah 2:14

Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.

Deuteronomy 28:33

A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually,

Deuteronomy 32:15

"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

Nehemiah 9:37

And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

Psalm 17:10

They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.

Psalm 17:14

from men by your hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.

Psalm 119:70

their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.

Isaiah 1:7

Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.

Isaiah 7:21-22

In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep,

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.

Isaiah 17:2

The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.

Isaiah 32:14

For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

Isaiah 40:11

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 65:10

Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me.

Jeremiah 5:28

they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no flour; if it were to yield, strangers would devour it.

Amos 4:1-3

"Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!'

Micah 2:12

I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men.

Luke 21:24

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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