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 Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares 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, and say, "'Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry forever.

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:51-52

Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed.

Ezekiel 23:11

"Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became more corrupt than her sister in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister.

Jeremiah 3:8

She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore.

Jeremiah 3:22

"Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the LORD our God.

Ezekiel 16:47

Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.

Hosea 4:16

Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?

Hosea 11:7

My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all.

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