Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

King James Version

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Holman Bible

The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

International Standard Version

Then the LORD told me, "Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Amplified

And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah [a land of renegades].

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn herself more just than treacherous Judah.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to me, Israel turning away justified her soul above faithless Judah.

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Yahweh said to me, "Apostate Israel has proved herself more upright than treacherous Judah.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto me, "The shrinking Israel is more righteous than the unfaithful Judah:

NET Bible

Then the Lord said to me, "Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto me, - Apostate Israel, hath justified herself, - more than treacherous Judah.

Webster

And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto me: 'Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

משׁבה משׁוּבה 
M@shuwbah 
Usage: 12

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

Context Readings

A Call For Repentance

10 And yet for all this her rebellious sister Judah has never turned unto me with her whole heart, but untruthfully, said the LORD. 11 And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north wind and say, Return, thou rebellious Israel, said the LORD and I will not cause my anger to fall upon you; for I am merciful, said the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:51-52

Neither has Samaria committed half of thy sins, but thou hast multiplied thy abominations more than they and hast justified thy sisters with all thy abominations which thou hast done.

Ezekiel 23:11

And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

Jeremiah 3:8

And I saw when for all the causes by which rebellious Israel committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce; yet her rebellious sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.

Jeremiah 3:22

Return, ye rebellious sons, and I will heal your rebellion. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

Ezekiel 16:47

Yet thou hast not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

Hosea 4:16

for Israel has turned away as a wild heifer; shall the LORD now feed them as rams in a large place?

Hosea 11:7

Meanwhile, my people adhere to the rebellion against me though they call unto me upon High; absolutely none at all wish to exalt me.

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