Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Astonishment and horror was in the land.

New American Standard Bible

“An appalling and horrible thing
Has happened in the land:

King James Version

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

Holman Bible

A horrible, terrible thing
has taken place in the land.

International Standard Version

"An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land:

A Conservative Version

An astonishing and horrible thing has come to pass in the land.

American Standard Version

A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:

Amplified


“An appalling and horrible thing [bringing desolation and destruction]
Has come to pass in the land:

Bible in Basic English

A thing of wonder and fear has come about in the land;

Darby Translation

An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:

King James 2000

An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land;

Lexham Expanded Bible

A horrific event and something horrible has happened in the land.

Modern King James verseion

An astounding and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Horrible and grievous things are done in the land.

NET Bible

"Something horrible and shocking is going on in the land of Judah:

New Heart English Bible

"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

The Emphasized Bible

An astounding and horrible thing, hath been brought to pass in the land:

Webster

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

World English Bible

"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמּה 
Shammah 
Usage: 39

שׁעררת שׁעריריּה שׁערוּרהo 
Sha`aruwrah 
Usage: 4

References

Fausets

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

29 For these things shall I not review? says Jehovah: or shall not my soul be avenged upon a nation such as this? 30 Astonishment and horror was in the land. 31 The prophets prophesied in falsehood, and the priests will spread out with their hands; and my people loved it thus: and what will ye do to its last part

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:14

And in the prophets of Jerusalem I saw a horrible thing, committing adultery and going in falsehood: and they strengthened the hands of those doing evil, they turned not back a man from his evil: they were to me all of them as Sodom, and those dwelling in her as Gomorrah.

Hosea 6:10

In the house of Israel I saw something horrible: there the fornications to Ephraim, Israel was defiled.

Isaiah 1:2

Hear, ye heavens, and give ear thou earth, for Jehovah spake: for I caused to grow and lifted up sons, and they rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 2:12

Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be ye greatly desolate, says Jehovah.

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