Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

while their sons remember their altars and their Asherahs by the green trees on the high hills.

New American Standard Bible

As they remember their children,
So they remember their altars and their Asherim
By green trees on the high hills.

King James Version

Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.

Holman Bible

while their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles, by the green trees
on the high hills—

International Standard Version

When their sons remember, they remember their altars and their Asherah poles beside green trees on the high hills.

A Conservative Version

while their sons remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.

American Standard Version

whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.

Amplified


As they remember their children,
So they remember [in detail] their [pagan] altars and their Asherim
Beside green trees on the high hills.

Bible in Basic English

Their altars and their wood pillars under every branching tree, on the high hills and the mountains in the field.

Darby Translation

whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherahs, by the green trees, upon the high hills.

Julia Smith Translation

For their sons remember their altars and their images by the green tree upon the high hills.

King James 2000

While their children remember their altars and their idols poles by the green trees upon the high hills.

Lexham Expanded Bible

As the remembering of their children, [so is the remembering of] their altars and their poles of Asherah worship beside [the] leafy trees on [the] high hills.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills

New Heart English Bible

while their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees on the high hills.

The Emphasized Bible

So long as their sons remember their altars, and their Sacred Stems, By the green tree, - Upon the high hills,

Webster

Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.

World English Bible

while their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees on the high hills.

Youngs Literal Translation

As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

אשׁירה אשׁרה 
'asherah 
Usage: 40

by the green
רענן 
Ra`anan 
Usage: 20

upon the high
גּבוהּ גּבהּ 
Gaboahh 
Usage: 37

References

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Hastings

Context Readings

The Sin Of Judah

1 The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron stylus; it is carved on the tablet of the heart and on the horns of Your altar with the point of a diamond; 2 while their sons remember their altars and their Asherahs by the green trees on the high hills. 3 O My mountain in the field, I will give your wealth and all your treasures for prey, and your high places for sin, throughout all your borders.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:18

And they left the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served Asherahs and idols. And wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

Jeremiah 2:20

For long ago you broke your yoke and tore up your bonds; and you said, I will not transgress, when on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down like a harlot.

Judges 3:7

And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God, and served Baals and the Asherahs.

2 Chronicles 33:3

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for the Baals, and made Asherahs, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be ashamed for the gardens which you have chosen.

Isaiah 17:8

And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor respect that which his fingers have made, either the Asherahs or the images.

Jeremiah 7:18

The sons gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.

2 Chronicles 33:19

and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places and set up Asherahs and graven images, before he was humbled, behold, they are written among the Matters of the Seers.

Psalm 78:58

For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.

Ezekiel 20:28

When I had brought them into the land for which I lifted up My hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered their sacrifices there. And there they offered their provoking gifts. There also they made their sweet aroma, and poured out their drink offerings there.

Hosea 4:13-14

They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because its shade is good. So your daughters shall be harlots, and your brides shall commit adultery.

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