Parallel Verses

King James Version

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

New American Standard Bible

“Mourn for him, all you who live around him,
Even all of you who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter been broken,
A staff of splendor!’

Holman Bible

Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations,
everyone who knows his name.
Say: How the mighty scepter is shattered,
the glorious staff!

International Standard Version

Mourn for him, all who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, "Oh how the mighty rod is broken, the glorious staff.'

A Conservative Version

All ye who are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye who know his name, say, How the strong staff has broken, the beautiful rod!

American Standard Version

All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Amplified


“Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him,
And all you [distant nations] who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken,
And the splendid staff [of glory]!’

Bible in Basic English

All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch!

Darby Translation

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Julia Smith Translation

All ye about him, bewail for him; and all ye knowing his name, say, How was the strong rod broken, the beautiful shoot!

King James 2000

All you that are about him, bemoan him; and all you that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Lexham Expanded Bible

Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, 'How [the] staff of might is broken, [the] staff of glory.'

Modern King James verseion

All you who are around him, mourn him. And all you who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

All her neighbours shall mourn for her, and all they that know her name, shall say, 'O how happeneth it, that the strong staff and the goodly rod is thus broken?'

NET Bible

Mourn for that nation, all you nations living around it, all of you nations that know of its fame. Mourn and say, 'Alas, its powerful influence has been broken! Its glory and power have been done away!'

New Heart English Bible

All you who are around him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, "How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod."

The Emphasized Bible

Lament ye for him - All that are round about him, and All that know his name, - Say, How is broken - The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!

Webster

All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

World English Bible

All you who are around him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Youngs Literal Translation

Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
סביבה סביב 
Cabiyb 
Usage: 334

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

How is the strong
עוז עז 
`oz 
Usage: 55

מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 148

and the beautiful
תּפארת תּפארה 
Tiph'arah 
Usage: 51

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Message Concerning Moab

16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.



Cross References

Isaiah 9:4

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

Isaiah 10:5

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

Isaiah 14:4-5

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

Jeremiah 9:17-20

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

Jeremiah 48:31-33

Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

Jeremiah 48:39

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

Ezekiel 19:11-14

And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.

Zechariah 11:10-14

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

Revelation 18:14-20

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

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