Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters: Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.

King James Version

Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large piece of parchment and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

International Standard Version

The LORD also told me, "Take a large tablet and write on it with a stylus pen, "For Maher-shalal-hash-baz'.

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

Amplified

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet [for public display] and write on it in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write thereon with a man's style, concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to me, Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a man's graving tool to hasten the spoil, urging on the plunder.

King James 2000

Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Yahweh said to me, "Take yourself a large tablet and write on it with a common stylus pen: Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to me, Take a great scroll and write in it with a man's pen: Make Haste to Plunder! Hasten to the Prey!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Moreover the LORD said unto me, "Take thee a great leaf, and write in it, as men do with a pen, 'Make hasty speed to rob, and haste to the spoil.'"

NET Bible

The Lord told me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe these words on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.'

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen, 'For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'

The Emphasized Bible

And Yahweh said unto me: Take thee a large tablet, - and write thereon in plain characters, To Maher-shalal-hash-baz. "Speed-spoil-hurry-prey".

Webster

Moreover, the LORD said to me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen, 'For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
unto me, Take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

גּליון גּלּיון 
Gillayown 
Usage: 2

and write
כּתב 
Kathab 
Usage: 223

in it with a man's
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

pen
חרט 
Cheret 
Usage: 2

Context Readings

Signs Of The Assyrian Invasion

1 Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters: Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

Cross References

Isaiah 30:8

Now go, write this vision before them on a tablet and note it in a book that it may remain unto the last day, for ever, unto all ages.

Job 19:23-24

Oh, that my words were now written! Oh, that they were printed in a book!

Isaiah 8:3

And I went unto the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.

Jeremiah 36:2

Take thee a roll of a book and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the Gentiles, from the day I began to speak unto thee, from the days of Josiah, unto today.

Jeremiah 36:28

Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.

Jeremiah 36:32

Then Jeremiah took another roll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire, and there were added besides upon them many like words.

Habakkuk 2:2-3

And the LORD answered me and said, Write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run that reads it.

Revelation 13:18

Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the number of the beast: for the number of man; and its number is six hundred sixty-six.

Revelation 21:17

And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

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