Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Then people will begin to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!', and to the hills, "Cover us up!'
American Standard Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains [Hosea 10:8], 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us [up].'
Anderson New Testament
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Bible in Basic English
And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
Common New Testament
For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
then shall they cry to the mountains, fall on us; and to the hills, cover us.
Darby Translation
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:
Godbey New Testament
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Hide us.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'
John Wesley New Testament
Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Julia Smith Translation
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us.
King James 2000
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'
Modern King James verseion
And they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! And to the hills, Cover us!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Moffatt New Testament
Then will people say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Montgomery New Testament
"Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'
NET Bible
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'
New Heart English Bible
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us.' and tell the hills, 'Cover us.'
Noyes New Testament
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Sawyer New Testament
Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us;
The Emphasized Bible
Then, will they begin to say - unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! and to the hills, Cover us!
Twentieth Century New Testament
At that time people will begin to say to the mountains 'Fall on us,' and to the hills 'Cover us.'
Webster
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Weymouth New Testament
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Williams New Testament
Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'
World English Bible
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and tell the hills, 'Cover us.'
Worrell New Testament
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us;'
Worsley New Testament
Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us:
Youngs Literal Translation
then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; --
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
Jesus Christ » History of » Is led away to be crucified (from jerusalem)
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 23:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Crucified
29 Because, behold, the days are coming, during which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the bellies that gave no birth, and the breasts that did not suckle. 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us. 31 Because if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?
Cross References
Isaiah 2:19
And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
Hosea 10:8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.
Revelation 6:16
And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation 9:6
And in those days men will seek death, and will, no, not find it. And they will long to die, and death will flee from them.