Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 when you came out from the land of Egypt I will show him wondrous things. 16 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. 17 They will lick the dust like the serpent, like the crawling things of the earth. They will come trembling from their strongholds to Yahweh our God. Let them fear and be afraid of you.



Cross References

Isaiah 26:11

Yahweh, [though] your hand reaches high, they do not see [it]. Let them see, and let them be ashamed of [the] zeal of people. Indeed, let the fire of your enemies consume them.

Isaiah 52:15

so he shall sprinkle many nations; because of him, kings shall shut their mouths. For they shall see what has not been told them, and they shall consider with full attention what they have not heard.

Job 21:5

Turn to me and be appalled, and place [your] hand on [your] mouth.

Job 29:9-10

Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth.

Job 40:4

"Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Psalm 126:2

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great [things] for these [people]."

Isaiah 66:18

"And I--their works and thoughts!--[am] about to come to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glory.

Ezekiel 38:23

And [so] I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before [the] eyes of many nations, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh.'"

Ezekiel 39:17-21

"And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'Say to {all kinds of birds and animals of the field}, "Be gathered, come be gathered {from everywhere} to my sacrifice that I [am] sacrificing for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, and you will eat flesh, and you will drink blood.

Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the wild animals of the forest, like a young lion among the herds of sheep which, when it passes through and treads [down] and tears in pieces, there is none who [can] deliver.

Zechariah 8:20-23

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '[It will happen] again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come.

Zechariah 12:9

{And then} on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were angry, and your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give their reward to your slaves the prophets and to the saints and to the ones who fear your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth."

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