Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of
And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],
New American Standard Bible
And rejoice in
King James Version
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Holman Bible
the slowly flowing waters of Shiloah
and rejoiced with
and the son of Remaliah,
International Standard Version
"Because this people have rejected the gently-flowing waters of Shiloah, and because they keep rejoicing in Rezin and Remaliah's son,
A Conservative Version
Inasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son,
American Standard Version
Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Bible in Basic English
Because this people will have nothing to do with the softly-flowing waters of Shiloah, and have fear of Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Darby Translation
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah which flow softly, and rejoiceth in Rezin and in the son of Remaliah,
Julia Smith Translation
Because this people rejected the water of Shiloh, going softly and rejoicing in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;
King James 2000
Because this people refused the waters of Shiloah that flow softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Because this people has refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices [over] Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Modern King James verseion
Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Forasmuch as the people refuseth the still-running water of Siloam, and put their delight in Rezin and Remaliah's son:
NET Bible
"These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.
New Heart English Bible
"Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
The Emphasized Bible
Because this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah which flow softly, - and are rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Webster
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
World English Bible
"Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Youngs Literal Translation
'Because that this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Themes
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Euphrates » Symbolical » The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of assyria
Remaliah » Father of pekah, king of israel
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 8:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Shiloah Waters And Euphrates Flood
5
Again the Lord spoke to me, saying,
6
“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of
And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],
Now therefore, listen carefully, the Lord is about to bring on them the waters of the [Euphrates] River, strong and abundant—
The king of Assyria and all his glory;
And it will rise over all its channels and canals and go far beyond its banks.
Phrases
Cross References
John 9:7
And He said to him,
Nehemiah 3:15
Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the
Judges 9:16-20
“Now then, if you acted in truth and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved—
1 Kings 7:16
He also made two capitals (crowns) of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
2 Chronicles 13:8-18
“And now you intend to assert yourselves against the kingdom of the Lord which is in the hands of the sons of David, since you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves (idols) which Jeroboam made for you as gods.
Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as the tongue of fire consumes the stubble [from straw]
And the dry grass collapses into the flame,
So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts
And despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 7:1-2
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of
Isaiah 7:6
“Let us go up against Judah and terrorize it; and let us breach its wall and tear it apart [each of us taking a portion] and set up the son of Tabeel over it as its [puppet] king,”
Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils:
They have abandoned (rejected) Me,
The fountain of living water,
And they have carved out their own cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That cannot hold water.
Jeremiah 2:18
“Now what are you doing by going to Egypt [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing by going to Assyria [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Euphrates?
Jeremiah 18:14
‘Will the snow of [Mount] Lebanon melt and vanish from its rocks [which tower above Israel]?
Will the cold, rushing waters of foreign lands [that flow down from the distant land] be dried up?