Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And I will make your cities desolate, and bring your sanctuaries unto nought, and will not smell the savours of your sweet odours.

New American Standard Bible

I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing aromas.

King James Version

And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

Holman Bible

I will reduce your cities to ruins and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

International Standard Version

I'll lay your cities to waste and destroy your sanctuaries so I don't have to smell the scent of your soothing odors.

A Conservative Version

And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

American Standard Version

And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

Amplified

I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your sweet and soothing aromas [of offerings by fire].

Bible in Basic English

And I will make your towns waste and send destruction on your holy places; I will take no pleasure in the smell of your sweet perfumes;

Darby Translation

And I will lay waste your cities and desolate your sanctuaries; and I will not smell your sweet odours.

Julia Smith Translation

And I gave your cities a desert, and I laid waste your holy places, and I will not smell upon the odor of your sweetness.

King James 2000

And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the aroma of your sweet odors.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I will lay your cities [in] ruins, and I will lay waste your sanctuaries; and I shall not smell your [sacrifices'] appeasing fragrance.

Modern King James verseion

And I will make your cities waste and cause your sanctuaries to be deserted. And I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

NET Bible

I will lay your cities waste and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will refuse to smell your soothing aromas.

New Heart English Bible

I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.

The Emphasized Bible

And I will give your cities unto desolation, And make your holy places dumb, - And will find no fragrance in your satisfying odour;

Webster

And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

World English Bible

I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.

Youngs Literal Translation

and I have made your cities a waste, and have made desolate your sanctuaries, and I smell not at your sweet fragrances;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And I will make
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and bring
שׁמם 
Shamem 
Usage: 89

מקּדשׁ מקדּשׁ 
Miqdash 
Usage: 75

and I will not smell
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 11

the savour
ריח 
Reyach 
Usage: 58

References

Context Readings

Punishment For Disobedience

30 And I will destroy your altars built upon high hills, and overthrow your images, and cast your carcasses upon the bodies of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities desolate, and bring your sanctuaries unto nought, and will not smell the savours of your sweet odours. 32 "'And I will bring the land unto a wilderness: so that your enemies which dwell therein shall wonder at it.


Cross References

Nehemiah 2:3

Nevertheless I was sore afraid and said unto the king, "God save the king's life forever, should I not look sadly? The city of my fathers' burial lieth waste and the gates thereof are consumed with fire."

2 Kings 25:4-10

And thereto the city was broken up: wherefore all the men of arms fled by night, by a way through a gate, between two walls hard on the king's garden: the Chaldeans lying about the city. And the king went straight toward the desert.

Isaiah 1:11-14

Why offer ye so many sacrifices unto me, sayeth the LORD? I am full of the burnt offerings of weathers, and with the fatness of fed beasts. I have no pleasure in the blood of bullocks, lambs, and goats.

Jeremiah 4:7

For the spoiler of the Gentiles is broken up from his place, as a lion out of his den, that he may make the land waste, and destroy the cities, so that no man may dwell therein.

Lamentations 1:10

{Yod} The enemy hath put his hand to all the precious things that she had, yea even before her eyes came the Heathen in and out of the Sanctuary: whom thou, nevertheless, hast forbidden to come within thy congregation.

Lamentations 2:7

{Zayin} The LORD hath forsaken his own altar, and is wroth with his own sanctuary, and hath given the walls of their towers into the hands of the enemy. Their enemies made a noise in the house of the LORD, as it had been in a solemn feast day.

Ezekiel 9:6

kill and destroy both old man and young, maidens, children and wives. But as for those, that have the mark upon them: see that ye touch them not. And begin at my Sanctuary." Then they began at the elders, which were in the temple,

Amos 5:21-23

"'I hate and abhor your holidays, and whereas ye cense me when ye come together I will not accept it.

Hebrews 10:26

For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins:

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour and said in his heart, "I will henceforth no more curse the earth for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil even from the very youth of him. Moreover I will not destroy from henceforth all that liveth as I have done.

2 Chronicles 36:19

And they burnt the house of God and brake down the walls of Jerusalem and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire with all the goodly stuff thereof, and marred it.

Nehemiah 2:17

And I said unto them, "Ye see the misery that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and how the gates thereof are burnt with fire. Come, let us build up the walls of Jerusalem, that we be no more a rebuke."

Psalm 74:3-8

Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evil in thy sanctuary.

Isaiah 1:7

Your land lieth waste, your cities are burnt up, your enemies devour your land, and ye must be fain to stand, and look upon it: and it is desolate, as it were with enemies in a battle.

Isaiah 24:10-12

the wicked cities shall be broken down, all houses shall be shut that no man may come in.

Isaiah 66:3

For whoso slayeth an ox for me, doth me so great dishonour, as he that killeth a man. He that killeth a sheep for me, choketh a dog. He that bringeth me meat offerings, offereth swine's blood. Who so maketh me a memorial of incense, praiseth the thing that is unright. Yet take they such ways in hand, and their soul delighteth in these abominations.

Jeremiah 9:11

I will make Jerusalem also a heap of stones, and a den of venomous worms. And I will make the cities of Judah so waste, that no man shall dwell therein."

Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not be obedient unto these commandments, I swear by mine own self, sayeth the LORD, this house shall be waste.

Jeremiah 26:6

then will I do to this house, as I did unto Shiloh, and will make this city to be abhorred of all the people of the earth.'"

Jeremiah 26:9

How darest thou be so bold, as to say in the name of the LORD, 'It shall happen to this house as it did unto Shiloh? And this city shall be so waste, that no man shall dwell therein?'"

Jeremiah 52:13

and burnt up the house of the LORD. He burnt up also the king's palace, all the houses, and all the gorgeous buildings in Jerusalem.

Lamentations 1:1

{Aleph} Alas, how sitteth the city so desolate, that some time was full of people? How is she become like a widow, which was the lady of all nations? How is she brought under tribute, that ruled all lands?

Ezekiel 6:6

The cities shall be desolate, the hill chapels laid waste; your altars destroyed, and broken; your gods cast down, and taken away, your temples laid even with the ground, your own works clean rooted out.

Ezekiel 21:7

And if they say, 'Wherefore mournest thou?' Then tell them, 'For the tidings that cometh, at the which all hearts shall melt, all hands shall be letten down, all stomachs shall faint, and all knees shall wax feeble.' Behold, it cometh, and shall be fulfilled, sayeth the LORD God.'"

Ezekiel 21:15

to make them abashed and faint at the hearts, and in all gates to make some of them fall. O how bright and sharp is it, how well dight and mete for the slaughter.

Ezekiel 24:21

'Tell the house of Israel, thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I will suspend my sanctuary: even the glory of your power, that pleasure of your eyes, and the thing that ye love: your sons and daughters whom ye have left, shall fall through the sword.

Micah 3:12

Therefore shall Zion, for your sakes, be plowed like a field: Jerusalem shall become a heap of stones, and the hill of the temple shall be turned to a high wood.

Matthew 24:1-2

And Jesus went out and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him, for to show him the building of the temple.

Luke 21:5-6

And some spake of the temple, how it was garnished with goodly stones, and jewels. He said,

Luke 21:24

And they shall fall on the edge of the sword. And they shall be led captive into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden underfoot of the gentiles, until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled.

Acts 6:14

for we heard him say, 'This Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances which Moses gave unto us.'"

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