Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Being comforted with gods under every green tree, slaughtering the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

New American Standard Bible

Who inflame yourselves among the oaks,
Under every luxuriant tree,
Who slaughter the children in the ravines,
Under the clefts of the crags?

King James Version

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

Holman Bible

who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?

International Standard Version

you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every spreading tree, who slaughter your children in the ravines, under the clefts of the rocks?

A Conservative Version

ye who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree, who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

American Standard Version

ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Amplified


Who inflame yourselves [with lust in pagan rites] among the oaks (terebinth trees),
Under every green and leafy tree,
Who slaughter the children [in sacrifice] in the ravines
Under the clefts of the rocks?

Bible in Basic English

You who are burning with evil desire among the oaks, under every green tree; putting children to death in the valleys, under the cracks of the rocks?

Darby Translation

inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

King James 2000

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

Lexham Expanded Bible

who burn with lust among the oaks, under every leafy tree, who slaughter children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Modern King James verseion

being inflamed with idols under every green tree, killing the little sons in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye take your pleasure under the oaks, and under all green trees. And ye offer children in the valleys, and dens of stone.

NET Bible

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

New Heart English Bible

you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

The Emphasized Bible

Who inflame yourselves With the terebinths, Under every green tree - Slaying the children, In the torrent-valleys, Under the clefts of the crags:

Webster

Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the cliffs of the rocks?

World English Bible

you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who are inflamed among oaks, under every green tree, Slaughtering the children in valleys, Under clefts of the rocks.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חמם 
Chamam 
Usage: 16

אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

רענן 
Ra`anan 
Usage: 20

שׁחט 
Shachat 
Usage: 81

the children
ילד 
Yeled 
Usage: 89

in the valleys
נחלה נחלה נחל 
Nachal 
Usage: 141

סעיף 
Ca`iyph 
Usage: 6

References

Easton

Oak

Fausets

Hastings

Oak

Morish

Watsons

Oak

Context Readings

Idolatry Is Adultery

4 Against whom will ye deride? against whom will ye make broad the mouth, will ye thrust out the tongue? are ye not children of transgressing and a seed of falsehood? 5 Being comforted with gods under every green tree, slaughtering the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? 6 In the smoothnesses of the torrent they thy portion, they thy lot; also to them thou didst pour out a libation, thou didst bring up a gift Shall I be comforted with these?

Cross References

2 Kings 16:3-4

And he went in the way of the kings of Israel, and also he caused his son to pass through in fire, according to the abominations of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed them from the face of the sons of Israel.

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of their mighty ones which ye desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens which ye chose.

Ezekiel 16:20

And thou wilt take thy sons and thy daughters which thou didst bear to me, and thou wilt sacrifice them for these to eat From thy fornication is it small?

Leviticus 18:21

And from thy seed thou shalt not give to pass over to Molech, and thou shalt not profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

2 Kings 23:10

And he defiled Topheth in the valley of the sons of Hinnom, for a man not to cause his son and his daughter to pass through in fire to the king.

Jeremiah 2:20

For from of old I broke thy yoke, I burst thy bonds; and thou wilt say, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou turnest one side, committing fornication:

Jeremiah 3:13

Only know thine iniquity that thou didst transgress against Jehovah thy God, and thou wilt scatter thy ways to strangers under every green tree, and to my voice ye heard not, says Jehovah.

Jeremiah 7:31

And they built heights to Tophet which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in fire; which I commanded not, and it came not upon my heart.

Exodus 32:6

And they will rise early early on the morrow, and they will raise up a burnt-offering, and they will bring near peace; and the people will sit down to eat and drink, and they will rise up to play.

Leviticus 20:2-5

And to the sons of Israel thou shalt say, A man, a man from the sons of Israel, and from the stranger sojourning in Israel which shall give of his seed to Molech, dying, he shall die: the people of the land. shall stone him with stones.

Numbers 25:1-2

And Israel will dwell in Shittim, and the people will begin to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab.

Numbers 25:6

And behold, a man from the sons of Israel went, and he will bring to his brethren a Midianitess before the eyes of Moses, and before the eyes of all the assembly of the sons of Israel; and they were weeping at the door of the tent of appointment

Deuteronomy 12:2

Destroying, ye shall destroy all the places where the nations which ye possess them served there their Gods upon the high mountains, and upon the hills and under every green tree.

1 Kings 14:23

And they will also build to them heights and statues, and pillars, upon every high hill, and, under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:10

And they will set to them statues and images upon every high hill, and under every green tree.

2 Chronicles 28:3

And he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and he will burn his sons in fire according to the abomination of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.

Psalm 106:37-38

And they will sacrifice their sons and their daughters to lords.

Jeremiah 3:6

And Jehovah will say to me in the days of Josiah the king, Sawest thou what Israel turning back, did? She went up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and she will commit fornication there.

Jeremiah 17:2

For their sons remember their altars and their images by the green tree upon the high hills.

Jeremiah 32:35

And they will build the heights of Baal which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through to Molech, which I commanded them not; and it came not up upon my heart to do this abomination to cause Judah to sin.

Jeremiah 50:38

A sword upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: for it is a land of carved images, and in their terrors they will be foolish.

Jeremiah 51:7

Babel a cup of gold in the hand of Jehovah, making all the earth drunk: the nations drank from her wine; for this the nations will be foolish.

Ezekiel 6:13

And ye knew that I am Jehovah in their wounded being in the midst of their blocks round about their altars, upon every high hill, upon all the heads of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they gave there an odor of sweetness to all their blocks.

Ezekiel 20:26

And I will defile them in their gifts in causing to pass through all bursting open the womb, so that I shall make them desolate, that they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Ezekiel 20:31

And in lifting up your gifts, in causing your sons to pass into the fire ye are defiled for all your blocks, even to this day: and shall I be sought for you, O house of Israel? I live, says the Lord Jehovah, if I will be sought by you.

Hosea 4:11-13

Fornication and wine and new wine will take away the heart.

Hosea 7:4-7

All of them committing adultery, as an oven set on fire from baking; he will cease from raising from kneading the dough till its leavening.

Amos 2:7-8

Panting for the dust of the earth upon the head of the poor, and they will turn away the way of the humble: and a man and his father will go to the same young girl to profane my holy name:

Revelation 17:1-5

And one of the seven angels having the seven vials, came and spake with me, saying to me, Come; I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot sitting upon many waters:

Revelation 18:3

For of the wrath of the wine of her fornication have all nations drunk, and the kings of the earth were debauched with her, and the wholesale merchants of the earth were rich from the power of her luxury.

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