Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

New American Standard Bible

For behold, the Lord is coming forth from His place.
He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

King James Version

For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Holman Bible

Look, the Lord is leaving His place
and coming down to trample
the heights of the earth.

International Standard Version

Look here! The LORD is coming from his place! He will come down and will trample down the high places throughout the land.

American Standard Version

For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Amplified


For behold, the Lord is coming down from His place
He shall come down and tread [in judgment] on the high places of the earth.

Bible in Basic English

For see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.

Darby Translation

For behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

For behold, Jehovah will come forth from his place, and come down and tread upon the heights of the earth.

King James 2000

For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For behold, Yahweh is coming out from his place, and he will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Modern King James verseion

For behold, Jehovah is coming out of His place, and will come down and walk on the high places of the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For why? Behold, the LORD shall go out of his place, and come down, and tread upon the high things of the earth.

NET Bible

Look, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling place! He will descend and march on the earth's mountaintops!

New Heart English Bible

For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

For lo! Yahweh, coming forth out of his place, - that he may descend, and march along upon the high places of the earth.

Webster

For behold, the LORD cometh forth from his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

World English Bible

For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For, behold, the Lord

Usage: 0

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

and will come down
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

and tread
דּרך 
Darak 
Usage: 63

בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

References

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Watsons

Context Readings

Coming Judgment On Israel

2 Hear, ye peoples, all of you. Hearken, O earth, and all who are in it, and let lord LORD be witness against you, LORD from his holy temple. 3 For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be split, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.



Cross References

Amos 4:13

For, lo, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, and treads upon the high places of the earth--LORD, the God of hosts, is his name.

Isaiah 26:21

For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the increase of the field, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,

Psalm 115:3

But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever he pleased.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by LORD, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.

Isaiah 2:10-19

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of LORD, and from the glory of his majesty.

Isaiah 25:10

For the hand of LORD will rest on this mountain. And Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.

Isaiah 63:3-4

I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples there was no man with me. Yea, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath, and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.

Isaiah 64:1-2

Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,

Ezekiel 3:12

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of LORD from his place.

Hosea 5:14-15

For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away, I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

Habakkuk 3:19

LORD, the Lord, is my strength. And he makes my feet like hinds' [feet], and will make me to walk upon my high places.

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