Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

Suffer evil, O people, and be broken! And give ear, all from the far places of the earth. Gird yourselves and be broken. Gird yourselves and be broken!

New American Standard Bible

Be broken, O peoples, and be shattered;
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be shattered;
Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.

King James Version

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

Holman Bible

Band together, peoples, and be broken;
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.

International Standard Version

"Band together, you nations, but be shattered! Listen, all you distant countries! Strap on your armor, but be shattered.

A Conservative Version

Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.

American Standard Version

Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.

Amplified


“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!
Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.

Bible in Basic English

Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:

Darby Translation

Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!

Julia Smith Translation

Make friendship, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, every land from afar; be girded and be broken in pieces; be girded and be broken in pieces.

King James 2000

Be shattered, O you people, you shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all you from far countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be broken, [you] peoples, and be dismayed. And listen, all distant [parts of the] earth; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Go together ye people, and gather you, hearken to all ye of far countries. Muster you, and you shall be broken down: prepare you to battle and you shall be torn in pieces.

NET Bible

You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!

New Heart English Bible

Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces. Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered. Dress for battle, and be shattered.

The Emphasized Bible

Rage, O ye peoples, - and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth, - Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown:

Webster

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

World English Bible

Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!

Youngs Literal Translation

Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

and give ear
אזן 
'azan 
Usage: 42

ye of far
מרחק 
merchaq 
Usage: 18

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

אזר 
'azar 
אזר 
'azar 
Usage: 16
Usage: 16

References

Context Readings

Shiloah Waters And Euphrates Flood

8 And he shall pass through Judah. He shall overflow and go over; he shall reach to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. 9 Suffer evil, O people, and be broken! And give ear, all from the far places of the earth. Gird yourselves and be broken. Gird yourselves and be broken! 10 Counsel a counsel, and it is frustrated. Speak a word, and it shall not stand; for God is with us.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him who girds on boast himself like the one who loosens his armor.

Psalm 37:14-15

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 11:21

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Isaiah 7:1-2

And it happened in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not overcome it.

Isaiah 14:5-6

Jehovah has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers

Isaiah 17:12-13

Woe to the multitude of many people, who make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations who make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isaiah 28:13

But the Word of Jehovah was to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken and snared and taken.

Isaiah 37:36

Then the angel of Jehovah went out and struck a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. And they rose early in the morning, and behold! They were all dead corpses.

Isaiah 54:15

Behold, they shall surely gather together, not by Me; whoever shall gather against you, he shall fall by you.

Jeremiah 46:9-11

Come up, horses; and rage chariots! And let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield, and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.

Ezekiel 38:9-23

And you shall go up, coming like a storm. You shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your bands, and many peoples with you.

Daniel 2:34-35

You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet which were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Joel 3:9-14

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.

Micah 4:11-13

Now also many nations are gathered against you, who say, Let her be defiled, and let our eyes look on Zion.

Zechariah 14:1-3

Behold, the day of Jehovah comes, and your spoil shall be divided in your midst.

Revelation 17:12-14

And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have received no kingdom yet, but will receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.

Revelation 20:8-9

And he will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle. The number of them is as the sand of the sea.

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