Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The cities of the Negev have been locked up,
And there is no one to open them;
All Judah has been carried into exile,
Wholly carried into exile.

King James Version

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

Holman Bible

The cities of the Negev are under siege;
no one can help them.
All of Judah has been taken into exile,
taken completely into exile.

International Standard Version

The towns in the Negev will be closed up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be taken into exile and be completely exiled.

A Conservative Version

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them. Judah is carried away captive, all of it. It is wholly carried away captive.

American Standard Version

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

Amplified


The cities of the South (the Negev) have been closed up,
And there is no one to open them;
All Judah has been carried into exile,
Completely carried away into exile.

Bible in Basic English

The towns of the south are shut up, and there is no one to make them open: Judah is taken away as prisoners; all Judah is taken away as prisoners.

Darby Translation

The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.

Julia Smith Translation

The cities of the south were shut up and none opened: Judah was carried away captive, it was all carried away captive, the whole of them.

King James 2000

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The towns of the Negev are shut up, and there is no [one who] opens [them]. All of Judah is deported; it is deported [in] completeness.

Modern King James verseion

The cities of the south have been shut up, and none are opening; Judah has been exiled, all of it has been peacefully exiled.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The cities toward the south shall be shut up, and no man shall open them. All Judah shall be carried away captive, so that none shall remain.

NET Bible

The gates of the towns in southern Judah will be shut tight. No one will be able to go in or out of them. All Judah will be carried off into exile. They will be completely carried off into exile.'"

New Heart English Bible

The cities toward the Negev are shut, and there is no one to open them: Judah is carried away into exile, all of it; it is wholly carried away into exile.'"

The Emphasized Bible

The cities of the South, are shut And there is none to open, - Judah hath been carried away captive, She hath altogether been carried away captive in full number.

Webster

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

World English Bible

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

Youngs Literal Translation

The cities of the south have been shut up, And there is none opening, Judah hath been removed -- all of her, She hath been removed completely --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of the south
נגב 
Negeb 
Usage: 112

shall be shut up
סגר 
Cagar 
Usage: 93

פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

יהוּדה 
Y@huwdah 
Usage: 648

all of it, it shall be wholly
שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

A Message For The King And The Queen Mother

18 Say to the king and his mother: Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads. 19 The cities of the Negev have been locked up,
And there is no one to open them;
All Judah has been carried into exile,
Wholly carried into exile.
20 Look up, and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you? Where are your beautiful sheep?

Cross References

Jeremiah 52:27

The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives as they left their land.

Leviticus 26:31-33

I will make your cities deserted and ruin your sacred places. I will no longer accept the soothing aroma from your sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 28:15

If you do not obey Jehovah your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes with which I charge you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will blockade all your cities until the high, fortified walls you trust come down everywhere in your land. They will blockade all the cities everywhere in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 28:64-68

Jehovah will scatter you among all the people of the world. He will scatter you from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve gods made of wood and stone that neither you nor your ancestors ever knew.

Joshua 18:5

They will divide it into seven parts: Judah will abide in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph will abide in their border on the north.

2 Kings 25:21

The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives when they left their land.

Job 12:14

What he tears down cannot be rebuilt. The man he imprisons cannot be released.

Jeremiah 17:26

They will come in from the cities of Judah and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country and from the Negev. They will bring burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense. They will also bring sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 20:4

For Jehovah says: 'Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies while you watch. I will hand over all Judah to the hand (control) of the king of Babylon. He will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword.

Jeremiah 33:13

In mountain towns, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, shepherds will once again count their sheep.' I Jehovah have spoken.

Jeremiah 39:9

Finally Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, took away as prisoners to Babylon the people who were left in the city, together with those who had deserted to him.

Jeremiah 52:30

In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year as king, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took away seven hundred and forty-five Jews. In all, four thousand six hundred people were taken away.

Ezekiel 20:46-47

Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev.

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