Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.

New American Standard Bible

“Do not stand at the fork of the road
To cut down their fugitives;
And do not imprison their survivors
In the day of their distress.

King James Version

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

Holman Bible

Do not stand at the crossroads
to cut off their fugitives,
and do not hand over their survivors
in the day of distress.

International Standard Version

And you should not have taken your stand at the crossroads to cut down his fleeing refugees, nor should you have handed over his survivors on the day of his distress."

A Conservative Version

And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his who escape, and deliver not up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

American Standard Version

And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of distress.

Amplified


“Do not stand at the crossroad
To cut down those [of Judah] who escaped;
And do not hand over [to the enemy] those [of Judah] who survive
In the day of their distress.

Darby Translation

and thou shouldest not have stood on the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape, nor have delivered up those remaining of him in the day of distress.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not stand upon the fork of the roads to cut off those of his escaping; and thou shalt not deliver up those remaining of his in the day of straits.

King James 2000

Neither should you have stood at the crossroads, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither should you have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And you should not have stood at the crossroad to cut off his fugitives and you should not have handed over his survivors on the day of distress.

Modern King James verseion

Nor should you have stood on the crossways to cut off those of him who escaped; nor should you have shut up his survivors in the day of distress.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

neither shalt thou stand waiting anymore at the corners of the streets, to murder such as are fled, or to take them prisoners that remain in the day of their trouble.

NET Bible

You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.

New Heart English Bible

Do not stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Do not deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

The Emphasized Bible

Neither do thou stand at the parting of the way, to cut off his fugitives, - neither do thou deliver up his survivors - in the day of distress.

Webster

Neither shouldst thou have stood in the cross-way, to cut off those of his that escaped; neither shouldst thou have delivered up those of his that remained in the day of distress.

World English Bible

Don't stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don't deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

Youngs Literal Translation

Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
in the crossway
פּרק 
Pereq 
Usage: 2

to cut off
כּרת 
Karath 
Usage: 287

פּלט פּליט פּליט 
Paliyt 
Usage: 24

שׂריד 
Sariyd 
Usage: 27

in the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Commands That Edom Broke

13 Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall; do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall. 14 And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble. 15 For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you; the reward of your acts will come on your head.

Cross References

Genesis 35:3

And let us go up to Beth-el: and there I will make an altar to God, who gave me an answer in the day of my trouble, and was with me wherever I went.

Psalm 31:8

And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place.

Isaiah 37:3

And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame: for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.

Jeremiah 30:7

Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.

Amos 1:6

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they took all the people away prisoners, to give them up to Edom.

Amos 1:9

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they gave up all the people prisoners to Edom, without giving a thought to the brothers' agreement between them.

Obadiah 1:12

Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.

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