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 Jehovah of Hosts shows his greatness by doing what is right. He reveals his holiness by judging his people. 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 scatter sin with cords of falsehood and iniquity with a cart rope!

Cross References

Isaiah 7:25

All the hills where crops were once planted will be so overgrown with thorns that no one will go there. It will be a place where cattle and sheep graze.

Zephaniah 2:6

The seacoast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and pens for sheep.

Zephaniah 2:14

And herds will lie down in her midst, all the beasts of the nations. The pelican and the porcupine will lodge on the top of her pillars. Their voice will sing (hoot) (croak) in the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds for he will lay bare that which is built with cedar.

Deuteronomy 28:33

A foreign nation will take all the crops that you have worked so hard to grow. You will receive nothing but constant oppression and harsh treatment.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Jeshurun (Israel) grew fat and disrespectful. You got fat! You were stuffed! You over eat! He abandoned the God who made him and scornfully treated the rock of his salvation.

Nehemiah 9:37

And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins. They have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

Psalm 17:10

They have no feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.

Psalm 17:14

With your power (by your hand) rescue me from mortals, O Jehovah, from mortals who look forward only to this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied with it, and they leave what remains to their children.

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes stand out with fatness, and their heart's imagination run wild.

Psalm 119:70

Their heart is like fat (callous and without feeling), But I delight in your law.

Isaiah 1:7

Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners destroy your fields in your presence. Your fields are devastated and taken over by strangers.

Isaiah 7:21-22

On that day a person will keep alive a young cow and two sheep.

Isaiah 10:16

That is why the Almighty Jehovah of Hosts will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power.

Isaiah 17:2

The cities of Aroer (three places near Palestine) will be deserted forever. They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

Isaiah 32:14

Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watchtower have become caves forever. They will be a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks.

Isaiah 40:11

He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.

Isaiah 65:10

Sharon will be pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me.

Jeremiah 5:28

They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

Lamentations 5:2

Our heritage is turned over to men of strange lands, our houses to those who are not our countrymen.

Hosea 8:7

The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that does not ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.

Amos 4:1-3

Hear this word you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria. You oppress the poor. You crush the needy. You say to your masters (husbands) (lords), Bring us drink.

Micah 2:12

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of you. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel! I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture. They will make great noise because of the crowd of men.

Luke 21:24

They will be killed by the edge of the sword. Some will be led captive into all the nations. The people of the nations will tread down Jerusalem until the time of the Nations is fulfilled.

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