Parallel Verses

NET Bible

They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.

New American Standard Bible

They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.

King James Version

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

Holman Bible

They storm the city;
they run on the wall;
they climb into the houses;
they enter through the windows like thieves.

International Standard Version

They swarm through the city, running upon its ramparts. Climbing atop the houses, they enter through windows like a thief."

A Conservative Version

They leap upon the city. They run upon the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.

American Standard Version

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

Amplified


They rush over the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb up into the houses,
They enter at the windows like a thief.

Bible in Basic English

They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.

Darby Translation

They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.

Julia Smith Translation

In the city they shall run up and down; on the wall shall they run, into the houses they shall come up, through the windows shall they come in as a thief.

King James 2000

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In the city they rush forth; on the walls they run. Into the houses they climb up; through the windows they enter like thief.

Modern King James verseion

They shall rush on the city; they shall run on the wall; they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They shall come into the city, and run upon the walls; They shall climb up upon the houses, and slip in at the windows like a thief.

New Heart English Bible

They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

The Emphasized Bible

Upon the city, shall they leap, on the wall, shall they run, up the houses, shall they climb, - through the windows, shall they enter, like a thief,

Webster

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

World English Bible

They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
They shall run to and fro
שׁקק 
Shaqaq 
Usage: 6

in the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

upon the wall
חומה 
Chowmah 
Usage: 133

עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

upon the houses
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

at the windows
חלּון 
Challown 
Usage: 31

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

The Day Of Yahweh Is Near

8 They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks. 9 They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief. 10 The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:21

Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.'

John 10:1

"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

Exodus 10:6

They will fill your houses, the houses of your servants, and all the houses of Egypt, such as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since they have been in the land until this day!'" Then Moses turned and went out from Pharaoh.

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