Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And now many nations were gathered against thee, saying, She shall be defiled, and our eyes shall look upon Zion.
New American Standard Bible
Who say, ‘Let her be polluted,
And let our eyes
King James Version
Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
Holman Bible
they say, “Let her be defiled,
and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
International Standard Version
"Now many nations have gathered against you, saying, "Let her be defiled,' and "Let's look down on Zion.'
A Conservative Version
And now many nations are assembled against thee, who say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see [our desire] upon Zion.
American Standard Version
And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion.
Amplified
“Now many [conquering] nations are assembled against you,
Who say, ‘Let her be profaned [through Gentile presence and the temple’s destruction],
And let our eyes gaze on and gloat over Zion.’
Bible in Basic English
And now a number of nations have come together against you, and they say, Let her be made unclean and let our eyes see the fate of Zion.
Darby Translation
And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be profaned, and let our eye look upon Zion.
King James 2000
Now also many nations are gathered against you, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now, many nations are gathered against you who are saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.'
Modern King James verseion
Now also many nations are gathered against you, who say, Let her be defiled, and let our eyes look on Zion.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now also are there many people gathered together against thee, saying that Zion is cursed: "We shall see our lust upon her."
NET Bible
Many nations have now assembled against you. They say, "Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!"
New Heart English Bible
Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, "Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion."
The Emphasized Bible
Meanwhile, therefore, shall be gathered against thee many nations, - who are saying - Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.
Webster
Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
World English Bible
Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, "Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion."
Youngs Literal Translation
And now, gathered against thee have been many nations, who are saying: 'Let her be defiled, and our eyes look on Zion.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
From Exile To Victory
10 Be in pain and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, as she bringing forth: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and dwell in the field, and going even to Babel; there shalt thou be delivered; there Jehovah will redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. 11 And now many nations were gathered against thee, saying, She shall be defiled, and our eyes shall look upon Zion. 12 And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
Cross References
Obadiah 1:12
And thou shalt not look upon thy brother in the day of his calamity, and thou shalt not rejoice to the sons of Judah in the day of their perishing, and thou shalt not magnify thy mouth in the day of straits.
Isaiah 5:25-30
For this the anger of Jehovah was kindled against his people, and he will stretch forth his hand against them and strike them: and the mountains will be moved and their carcasses shall be as dung in the midst of the streets. In all this his anger was not turned back, and his hand was yet stretched out.
Micah 7:10
And mine enemy shall see, and shame shall cover her saying to me, Where Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall look upon her: now shall she be for treading down as the mire of the streets.
Isaiah 8:7-8
And for this, behold Jehovah bringing up upon them the water of the river, strong and many, the king of Assur and his glory: and he came up over all his channels and he went over all his banks.
Jeremiah 52:4
And it will be in the ninth year to his reigning, in the tenth month, in the tenth to the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem and they will encamp against her, and a watchtower against her round about
Lamentations 2:15-16
All passing by the way clapped their hands at thee; they hissed, and they will nod their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: This the city, they will say; the complete splendor of joy to all the earth.
Joel 3:2-15
And I gathered all nations, and I brought them down to the valley of Jehoshophat, and I contended with them there for my people and mine inheritance Israel whom they scattered among the nations, and they divided the land.