Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

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

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 shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:


Cross References

Isaiah 7:25

And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.

Zephaniah 2:6

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Zephaniah 2:14

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Deuteronomy 32:15

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Nehemiah 9:37

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Psalm 17:10

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalm 17:14

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Psalm 119:70

Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

Isaiah 1:7

Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Isaiah 7:21-22

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Isaiah 17:2

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Isaiah 32:14

Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 65:10

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

Jeremiah 5:28

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

Hosea 8:7

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

Amos 4:1-3

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Micah 2:12

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

Luke 21:24

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain