Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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

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.

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, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense," says Yahweh. 11 Yahweh said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, 'Return, you backsliding Israel,' says Yahweh; 'I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,' says Yahweh. 'I will not keep [anger] forever.

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:51-52

Neither has Samaria committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done.

Ezekiel 23:11

Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her prostitution which were more than the prostitution of her sister.

Jeremiah 3:8

I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, didn't fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.

Jeremiah 3:22

Return, you backsliding children, I will heal your backsliding. "Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.

Ezekiel 16:47

Yet have you not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.

Hosea 4:16

For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.

Hosea 11:7

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won't exalt them.

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