Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah. And His soul was moved by the misery of Israel.

New American Standard Bible

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.

King James Version

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Holman Bible

So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the Lord, and He became weary of Israel’s misery.

International Standard Version

When they put away their foreign gods and served the LORD, he brought Israel's misery to an end.

A Conservative Version

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served LORD. And his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

American Standard Version

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Amplified

So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.

Bible in Basic English

So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.

Darby Translation

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will remove the strange gods from the midst of them, and they will serve Jehovah: and his soul will be shortened for the labor of Israel.

King James 2000

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and {he could no longer bear} the misery of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they put away the strange gods from them and served the LORD. And the misery of Israel grieved his soul.

NET Bible

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

New Heart English Bible

They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

And they put away the gods of the stranger out of their midst, and served Yahweh, - and his soul was impatient of the misery of Israel.

Webster

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

World English Bible

They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they turn aside the gods of the stranger out of their midst, and serve Jehovah, and His soul is grieved with the misery of Israel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And they put away
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

the strange
נכר 
Nekar 
Usage: 36

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

קרב 
Qereb 
Usage: 226

them, and served
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

the Lord

Usage: 0

and his soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

References

Context Readings

Israel's Affliction By The Philistines And Ammonites

15 And the sons of Israel said to Jehovah, We have sinned. Do You to us whatever is good in Your eyes; only deliver us, we pray You, today. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah. And His soul was moved by the misery of Israel. 17 Then the sons of Ammon were gathered and camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel assembled themselves together and camped in Mizpeh.



Cross References

Isaiah 63:9

In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Psalm 106:44-45

And He looked on their affliction when He heard their cry;

Genesis 6:6

And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and He was angry to His heart.

Deuteronomy 32:36

For Jehovah will bring His people justice; and He shall have compassion on His servants, for He sees that their power is gone, and only the imprisoned and abandoned remain.

Joshua 24:23

And now put away the strange gods among you, and incline your heart to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:14

if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 15:8

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim. And he renewed the altar of Jehovah before the porch of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 33:15

And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of the house of Jehovah, and in Jerusalem, and threw them out of the city.

Jeremiah 18:7-8

The instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck it up and to pull it down, and to destroy it;

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still. Therefore My heart is troubled for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Jehovah.

Ezekiel 18:30-32

So I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one of you according to his ways, says the Lord Jehovah. Turn and be made to turn from all your sins; and iniquity shall not be your stumbling-block.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give you up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I make you like Admah? How shall I set you as Zeboim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassions are kindled together.

Hosea 14:1-3

O Israel, return to Jehovah your God, for you have fallen by your iniquity.

Hosea 14:8

Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him and watched him; I am like a green fir tree. Your fruit is found from Me.

Luke 15:20

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

Luke 19:41

And as He drew near, He beheld the city and wept over it,

John 11:34

And He said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

Hebrews 3:10

Therefore I was grieved with that generation and said, They always err in their heart, and they have not known My ways.

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.

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