Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall they 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!'
A Conservative Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us.
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!
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 For behold, the days will come, when men shall say, 'Happy are the barren and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.' 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.' 31 For if they do this to a green tree: what shall be done to the dry?"
Cross References
Isaiah 2:19
Men shall creep into holes of stone, and into caves of the earth, for the fear of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty: what time as he shall arise to shake the earth.
Hosea 10:8
The high places of Aven, where Israel do sin, shall be cast down: thistles and thorns shall grow upon their altars. Then shall they say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall upon us."
Revelation 6:16
and said to the hills, and rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him that sitteth on the seat, and from the wrath of the lamb,
Revelation 9:6
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall fly from them.