Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?

King James Version

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Holman Bible

The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it.

International Standard Version

The voice of the LORD cries out to the city wisdom fears your name: "Heed the rod, and the one who prepared it!

A Conservative Version

The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.

American Standard Version

The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Amplified


The voice of the Lord shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]—
And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence];
“Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time?

Bible in Basic English

The voice of the Lord is crying out to the town: Give ear, you tribes and the meeting of the town.

Darby Translation

Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Julia Smith Translation

The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it

King James 2000

The LORD'S voice cries unto the city, and wisdom shall see your name: Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The voice of Yahweh calls to the city ([it is] sound judgment to fear your name): "Hear, staff! Now who has appointed it?

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah's voice cries to the city, and in sound wisdom one will see Your name. Hear the rod and Him who has appointed it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man that shall be saved considereth thy name, O LORD. Hear and that thy name may be righteousness. Hear, O ye tribes: who would else give you such warning?

NET Bible

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

The Emphasized Bible

The voice of Yahweh, to the city, crieth out, With safety for him who regardeth his name, - Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Webster

The LORD'S voice crieth to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

World English Bible

Yahweh's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

Youngs Literal Translation

A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord's

Usage: 0

קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

unto the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and the man of wisdom
תּשׁיּה תּוּשׁיּה 
Tuwshiyah 
Usage: 11

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

ye the rod
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

References

Fausets

Rod

Hastings

Context Readings

The Destruction Of The Wicked

8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
9 The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of wickedness
And a short measure that is cursed?


Cross References

Isaiah 30:27

Behold, the name of the Lord comes from a remote place;
Burning is His anger and dense is His smoke;
His lips are filled with indignation
And His tongue is like a consuming fire;

Exodus 34:5-7

The Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord.

2 Samuel 21:1

Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is for Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

2 Kings 22:11-20

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

Job 5:6-8

“For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

Job 5:17

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Job 10:2

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.

Psalm 48:10

As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Psalm 83:18

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 107:43

Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Isaiah 9:13

Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 10:5-6

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,

Isaiah 24:10-12

The city of chaos is broken down;
Every house is shut up so that none may enter.

Isaiah 26:11

O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.
They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.

Isaiah 27:10

For the fortified city is isolated,
A homestead forlorn and forsaken like the desert;
There the calf will graze,
And there it will lie down and feed on its branches.

Isaiah 32:13-14

For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up;
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.

Isaiah 40:6-8

A voice says, “Call out.”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

Isaiah 66:6

“A voice of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple,
The voice of the Lord who is rendering recompense to His enemies.

Jeremiah 14:18-22

‘If I go out to the country,
Behold, those slain with the sword!
Or if I enter the city,
Behold, diseases of famine!
For both prophet and priest
Have gone roving about in the land that they do not know.’”

Jeremiah 19:11-13

and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Just so will I break this people and this city, even as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place for burial.

Jeremiah 26:6

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse to all the nations of the earth.”’”

Jeremiah 26:18

Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus the Lord of hosts has said,
Zion will be plowed as a field,
And Jerusalem will become ruins,
And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”’

Jeremiah 37:8-10

The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’

Lamentations 3:39-42

Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Offer complaint in view of his sins?

Hosea 13:16

Samaria will be held guilty,
For she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword,
Their little ones will be dashed in pieces,
And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Hosea 14:9

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble in them.

Joel 2:11-18

The Lord utters His voice before His army;
Surely His camp is very great,
For strong is he who carries out His word.
The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome,
And who can endure it?

Amos 2:5

“So I will send fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Amos 3:8-15

A lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Amos 4:6-12

“But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

Amos 6:1

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.

Jonah 3:4-10

Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

Micah 3:12

Therefore, on account of you
Zion will be plowed as a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.

Zephaniah 3:2

She heeded no voice,
She accepted no instruction.
She did not trust in the Lord,
She did not draw near to her God.

Haggai 1:5-7

Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways!

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

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