Parallel Verses

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.

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?

Julia Smith Translation

Being comforted with gods under every green tree, slaughtering 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?

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 Wherein take ye your pleasure? Upon whom gape ye with your mouth, and blear out your tongue? Are ye not children of adultery, and a seed of dissimulation? 5 Ye take your pleasure under the oaks, and under all green trees. And ye offer children in the valleys, and dens of stone. 6 Thy part shall be with the stony rocks by the river: Yea, even these shall be thy part. For there thou hast poured meat and drink offerings unto them. Should I delight in that?

Cross References

2 Kings 16:3-4

But went in the way of the kings of Israel, and thereto he offered his son in fire, after the abomination of the heathen which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the gods that you longed for. And you shall be put to shame for the idols and grove gardens that ye have chosen.

Ezekiel 16:20

Thou hast taken thine own sons and daughters, whom thou hast begotten unto me: and these hast thou offered up to them, to be their meat. Is this but a small whoredom of thine, thinkest thou,

Leviticus 18:21

Thou shalt not give of thy seed to offer it unto Moloch, that thou defile not the name of thy God, for I am the LORD.

2 Kings 23:10

And he defiled Tophet also, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, because no man should offer his son or his daughter in fire to Moloch.

Jeremiah 2:20

"I have ever broken thy yoke of old, and bursten thy bonds: yet sayest thou, 'I will no more serve.' But like a harlot thou runnest about upon all high hills,

Jeremiah 3:13

but on this condition, that thou know thy great blasphemy: Namely, that thou hast unfaithfully forsaken the LORD thy God, and hast made thyself partaker of strange gods under all green trees, but hast had no will to hear my voice, sayeth the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:31

They have also builded an altar at Tophet, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom: that they might burn their sons and daughters - which I never commanded them, neither came it ever in my thought.

Exodus 32:6

And they rose up in the morning and offered burnt offerings, and brought offerings of atonement also. And then they sat them down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play.

Leviticus 20:2-5

"Tell the children of Israel, whosoever he be of the children of Israel or of the strangers that dwell in Israel that giveth of his seed unto Moloch, he shall die for it: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Numbers 25:1-2

And Israel dwelt in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab,

Numbers 25:6

And behold, one of the children of Israel went in against his brethren, and joined himself to a Midianitish woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the multitude of the children of Israel as they were weeping in the door of the tabernacle of witness.

Deuteronomy 12:2

See that ye destroy all places where the nations which ye conquer serve their gods, upon high mountains and on high hills and under every green tree.

1 Kings 14:23

For they also made them hill altars and images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:10

And they made them images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Chronicles 28:3

And he offered cense in the valley of the children of Hinnom, and burnt his children in fire after the abomination of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

Psalm 106:37-38

Yea, they offered their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Jeremiah 3:6

The LORD said also unto me, in the time of Josiah the king, "Hast thou seen what that shrinking Israel hath done? How she hath run up upon all high hills, and among all thick trees, and there played the harlot?

Jeremiah 17:2

that your children also may think upon your altars, woods, thick trees, high hills, mountains and fields.

Jeremiah 32:35

They have builded high places for Baal in the valley of the children of Hinnom, to cause their sons and daughters to pass through fire in honor of Moloch: which I never commanded them, neither came it ever in my thought, to make Judah sin with such abomination.

Jeremiah 50:38

The sword upon their waters: so that they shall be dried up. For the land worshippeth images, and delighteth in strange wonderful things.

Jeremiah 51:7

"Babylon hath been in the LORD's hand a golden cup, that maketh all lands drunken. Of her wine have all people drunken, therefore are they out of their wits.

Ezekiel 6:13

And so shall ye learn to know that I am the LORD, when your slain men lie among your gods, and about your altars; upon all high hills and tops of mountains; among all green trees; among all thick oaks; even in the places where they did sacrifice to all their idols.

Ezekiel 20:26

and I unhallowed them in their own gifts when I appointed for myself all their firstborn, to make them desolate: that they might know, how that I am the LORD.'

Ezekiel 20:31

In all your idols, whereunto ye bring your oblations, and to whose honour ye burn your children: ye defile yourselves, even unto this day. How dare ye then come, and ask any question at me? O ye household of Israel: As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, ye get no answer of me.

Hosea 4:11-13

Whoredom, wine and drunkenness take the heart away.

Hosea 7:4-7

All these burn in adultery, as it were an oven that the baker heateth when he hath left kneading, till the dough be leavened.

Amos 2:7-8

They tread upon poor men's heads, in the dust of the earth, and crook the ways of the meek. The son and the father go to the harlot, to dishonour my holy name,

Revelation 17:1-5

And there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, "Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,

Revelation 18:3

for all nations have drunken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and her merchants are waxed rich of the abundance of her pleasures."

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