Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’”

King James Version

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Holman Bible

For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.’”

International Standard Version

Indeed many nations and great kings will make slaves even of them, and I'll repay them according to their deeds, according to what they have done.'"

A Conservative Version

For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

American Standard Version

For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Amplified

(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even the Chaldeans [who enslaved other nations]; and I will repay [all of] them according to their deeds and according to the work of their [own] hands.)’”

Bible in Basic English

For a number of nations and great kings will make servants of them, even of them: and I will give them the reward of their acts, even the reward of the work of their hands.

Darby Translation

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Julia Smith Translation

For many nations they also served upon them, and great kings: and I requited to them according to their work and according to the doings of their hands.

King James 2000

For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For many nations and great kings will let them work, even them, and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'"

Modern King James verseion

For many nations and great kings shall lay service on them also. And I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that they also shall be subdued unto divers nations and great kings, for I will recompense them according to their deeds and works of their own hands.'

NET Bible

For many nations and great kings will make slaves of the king of Babylon and his nation too. I will repay them for all they have done!'"

New Heart English Bible

For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'"

The Emphasized Bible

For many nations and great kings have used, even them, as slaves, So will I recompense to them - According to their deed and According to the work of their own hands.

Webster

For many nations and great kings shall reduce them to subjection also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

World English Bible

For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Youngs Literal Translation

For laid service on them -- also them -- have many nations and great kings, and I have given recompence to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

and great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

פּעל 
Po`al 
Usage: 37

and according to the works
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

References

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Fausets

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

The Cup Of Wrath

13 I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. 14 (For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’” 15 Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:6

"Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.

Jeremiah 27:7

All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.

Jeremiah 50:9

For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.

Jeremiah 50:41

"Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

Psalm 137:8

O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us!

Isaiah 14:2

And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.

Isaiah 45:1-3

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:

Isaiah 66:6

"The sound of an uproar from the city! A sound from the temple! The sound of the LORD, rendering recompense to his enemies!

Jeremiah 50:29-34

"Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:20-28

"You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:35-41

The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon," let the inhabitant of Zion say. "My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea," let Jerusalem say.

Daniel 5:28

PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

Habakkuk 2:8-16

Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them.

Revelation 18:20-24

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!"

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