Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For this, shall the earth mourn, and the heavens became dark from above: because I spake, I purposed, I lamented not, and I will not turn back from it

New American Standard Bible

“For this the earth shall mourn
And the heavens above be dark,
Because I have spoken, I have purposed,
And I will not change My mind, nor will I turn from it.”

King James Version

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Holman Bible

Because of this, the earth will mourn;
the skies above will grow dark.
I have spoken; I have planned,
and I will not relent or turn back from it.

International Standard Version

Because of this, the land will mourn, and the heavens above will be dark. Because I have spoken and decided, I won't turn back from doing it."

American Standard Version

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.

Amplified


“For this reason the earth shall mourn
And the heavens above shall become dark,
Because I have spoken, I have decided,
And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”

Bible in Basic English

The earth will be weeping for this, and the heavens on high will be black: because I have said it, and I will not go back from it; it is my purpose, and it will not be changed.

Darby Translation

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back therefrom.

King James 2000

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, neither will I turn back from it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because of this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will become dark. Because I have spoken, I have planned, and I have not relented, and I will not turn back from it."

Modern King James verseion

The earth shall mourn for this, and the heavens above shall be black, because I have spoken, I have purposed, and will not repent, nor will I turn back from it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And therefore let the earth mourn, and let the heaven be sorry above: for the things that I have purposed and taken upon me to do, shall not repent me, and I will not go from it."

NET Bible

Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out."

New Heart English Bible

For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not relented, neither will I turn back from it."

The Emphasized Bible

For this cause, shall the land mourn, and the heavens above be overcast: Because I have spoken have purposed, and have not repented nor will I turn back therefrom.

Webster

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

World English Bible

For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it."

Youngs Literal Translation

For this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken -- I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

H56
אבל 
'abal 
Usage: 39

and the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

be black
קדר 
Qadar 
Usage: 17

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

it, I have purposed
זמם 
Zamam 
Usage: 13

it, and will not repent
נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

neither will I turn back
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

Easton

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

27 For thus said Jehovah, All the earth shall be a desert; and I will not make a completion. 28 For this, shall the earth mourn, and the heavens became dark from above: because I spake, I purposed, I lamented not, and I will not turn back from it 29 From the voice of the horseman and the throwing of the bowman all the city fled; they went into thickets, and they went up upon rocks: every city was forsaken, and not a man dwelling in them.

Cross References

Numbers 23:19

God is not man, and will he lie? and the son of man, and will he grieve? Did he say, and will he not do? and speak, and will he not establish?

Isaiah 50:3

I will put darkness upon the heavens, and I will put sackcloth their covering.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbage of every field dry up from the evil of those dwelling in it the earth perished, and the birds; for they said, He shall not see our last Part

Hosea 4:3

For this the land shall mourn, and every one in it languished with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of the heavens; and also the fish of the sea shall be taken away.

Isaiah 5:30

And they shall groan against them in that day as the groaning of the sea: and they looked to the land and, behold, straitened darkness, and the light darkened in its clouds.

Joel 2:30-31

And I gave wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the glory of Israel will not lie, and he will not lament: for he not a man to lament.

Isaiah 14:24-27

Jehovah of armies sware, saying, If not as I purposed thus it was, and as I counseled, this shall stand:

Isaiah 24:4

The earth mourning, fell away: the habitable globe languishing, fell away: the heights of the people of the land languished,

Isaiah 33:8-9

The highways lay waste, the traveler passing by, ceased: he brake the covenant, he despised the cities, he reckoned them not men.

Isaiah 34:4

And all the army of the heavens melted, and the heavens shall roll together as a book, and all their army shall fall away as the leaf falling from the vine, and as a falling from the fig tree.

Isaiah 46:10-11

Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:

Jeremiah 4:23-26

I saw the earth, and behold, emptiness and a void; and to the heavens, and no lights.

Jeremiah 7:16

And thou shalt not pray for this people, and thou shalt not lift up a wailing and prayer for them, and thou shalt not entreat upon me: for I hear thee not

Jeremiah 12:11

Setting her for a desolation, she mourned to me; all the land was set a desolation, for no man put upon his heart

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourned and her gates languished; they were darkened to the earth, and the outcry of Jerusalem went up.

Jeremiah 14:11-12

And Jehovah will say to me, Thou shalt not pray for this people for good.

Jeremiah 15:1-9

And Jehovah will say to me, If Moses shall stand, and Samuel, before my face, my soul not to this people: casting from my face they shall go forth.

Jeremiah 23:10

For the land was filled from adulteries, for from the face of these the land mourned, the beautiful things of the desert were dried up, and their race will be evil, and their strength not right

Jeremiah 23:20

The anger of Jehovah shall not turn back till his doing, and till his setting up the purposes of his heart: in the last of the days ye shall understand in it with understanding.

Jeremiah 30:24

The burning of the anger of Jehovah shall not turn, back till his doing, and till his setting up the thoughts of his heart: in the last of the days ye shall have understanding in it

Ezekiel 24:14

I Jehovah spake: it came, and I did; I will not let go loose, and I will not spare, and. I will not lament; according to thy ways and according to thy works they judged thee, says the Lord Jehovah.

Hosea 13:14

From the hand of hades will I redeem them; from death will I ransom them: I will be thy words, O death, I will be thy cutting off, O hades: consolation will be hid from mine eyes.

Joel 1:10

The field was laid waste, the land mourned; for the grain was laid waste, the new wine was dried up, the new oil languished.

Matthew 27:45

And from the sixth hour, darkness was upon all the earth, even to the ninth hour.

Mark 15:33

And being the sixth hour, darkness was upon the whole earth till the ninth hour.

Luke 23:44

And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness was upon all the earth till the ninth hour.

Ephesians 1:9

Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his benevolence which he purposed in himself:

Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we were cast by lot, determined beforehand according to the purpose of him performing all things according to the counsel of his will:

Hebrews 7:21

(For they truly without sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath became priests; but he with the sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath by him, saying to him, The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou priest forever, according to the order of Melchisedec:)

Revelation 6:12

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great shaking; and the sun was black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon was as blood;

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