Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

New American Standard Bible

Nations will see and be ashamed
Of all their might.
They will put their hand on their mouth,
Their ears will be deaf.

King James Version

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Holman Bible

Nations will see and be ashamed
of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.

International Standard Version

The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

A Conservative Version

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might. They shall lay their hand upon their mouth. Their ears shall be deaf.

Amplified


The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed
Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His].
They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];
Their ears shall be deaf.

Bible in Basic English

The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

Darby Translation

The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Julia Smith Translation

The nations shall see and be ashamed from all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

King James 2000

The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The nations will see and be ashamed because of all their might. They will lay [the] hand on [the] mouth; their ears will be deaf.

Modern King James verseion

The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might; they shall lay their hand on their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This shall the Heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears.

NET Bible

Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

New Heart English Bible

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

The Emphasized Bible

Nations, shall see, that they may turn pale at all their valour, - they shall lay hand on mouth, their ears, shall be silent:

Webster

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

World English Bible

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

Youngs Literal Translation

See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The nations
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

and be confounded
בּוּשׁ 
Buwsh 
Usage: 119

גּבוּרה 
G@buwrah 
Usage: 61

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Micah's Prayer Answered

15 As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things. 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.



Cross References

Isaiah 26:11

Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see thy zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Isaiah 52:15

so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.

Job 21:5

Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Job 29:9-10

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

Job 40:4

Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Psalm 126:2

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

Isaiah 66:18

For I know their works and their thoughts: the time cometh, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and shall see my glory.

Ezekiel 38:23

And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Ezekiel 39:17-21

And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and drink blood.

Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

Zechariah 8:20-23

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass , that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;

Zechariah 12:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

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