Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Is there no king among you,
Or has your
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
King James Version
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
Holman Bible
Is there no king with you?
Has your counselor perished
so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
International Standard Version
Why are you crying so loud now? There's no king among you, is there? Perhaps your advisor has died? For pain has overtaken you like a woman in labor.
A Conservative Version
Now why do thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee. Has thy counselor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?
American Standard Version
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?
Amplified
“Now, why do you cry out loudly?
Is there no king among you?
Has your counselor perished?
For agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.
Bible in Basic English
Now why are you crying so loudly? is there no king in you? has destruction come on your wise helper? so that pains have taken you like the pains of a woman in childbirth:
Darby Translation
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have seized thee as a woman in travail?
Julia Smith Translation
Now wherefore wilt thou cry out with an outcry? is no king in thee? or thy counselor perished? for pain laid hold of thee as she bringing forth.
King James 2000
Now why do you cry out aloud? is there no king in you? is your counselor perished? for pangs have taken you as a woman in travail.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, why do you shout a loud shout? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished that pangs like a woman in labor have seized you?
Modern King James verseion
Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have taken you like one giving birth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Why then art thou now so heavy? Is there no king in thee? Are thy counselors away that thou art so pained, as a woman in her travail?
NET Bible
Jerusalem, why are you now shouting so loudly? Has your king disappeared? Has your wise leader been destroyed? Is this why pain grips you as if you were a woman in labor?
New Heart English Bible
Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pain has has gripped you like a woman in labor?
The Emphasized Bible
Meanwhile, wherefore shouldst thou cry out aloud? King, is there none within thee? or hath, thy counselor, perished? for labour, hath seized thee, as a woman in child-birth: -
Webster
Now why dost thou cry aloud? is there no king in thee? hath thy counselor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
World English Bible
Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?
Youngs Literal Translation
Now, why dost thou shout aloud? A king -- is there none in thee? Hath thy counsellor perished, That taken hold of thee hath pain as a travailing woman?
Interlinear
Ya`ats
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 4:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
From Exile To Victory
8
You, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, it will come to you. The former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9
Is there no king among you,
Or has your
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:19
Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: Is Jehovah not in Zion? Is her King not within her? Why have they provoked me with their graven images, with foreign idols?
Isaiah 3:1-7
Jehovah of Hosts, the Almighty (Ruler) (Sovereign) is going to take all support and supply of food and water from Jerusalem and Judah.
Isaiah 13:8
They will be terrified! Pains and anguish will possess them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another in amazement with their faces reddened with excitement (aflame).
Isaiah 21:3
What I saw and heard in the vision has filled me with terror and pain. My hips are full of pain and convulsions like that of a woman in labor.
Isaiah 26:17
Like a woman with child and about to give birth struggles and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, O Jehovah.
Jeremiah 4:21
How long must I see the battle flag and hear the sound of rams' horns?
Jeremiah 22:23
You who dwell in Lebanon nested in the cedars. How you will groan when pangs come upon you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!
Jeremiah 30:6-7
Ask now and see: Can a man give birth to a child? Why, then, do I see every strong man holding his stomach in pain like a woman giving birth to a child? Why has every face turned pale?
Jeremiah 50:43
The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and he loses courage. Anguish will grip him as pain grips a woman in labor.
Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, Jehovah's anointed have been captured in their pits. We said, Under the shadow we live among the nations.
Hosea 3:4
For the children of Israel will live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.
Hosea 10:3
These people will soon say: 'We have no king because we did not respect Jehovah. What could a king do for us anyway?'
Hosea 13:10-11
Where, now, is your king, the one who is supposed to save you? Where in all your cities are your judges? You said: 'Give us kings and officials!'