Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to me, Yet take to thee the vessels of a foolish shepherd.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

King James Version

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Holman Bible

The Lord also said to me: “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

International Standard Version

The LORD told me, "Pick up the tools of a worthless shepherd again,

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to me, Take to thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Amplified

The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment [of a shepherd, but this time] of a foolish shepherd.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Take again the instruments of a foolish keeper of sheep.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto you yet the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh said to me, "Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto me, "Take to thee also the staff of a foolish shepherd:

NET Bible

Again the Lord said to me, "Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto me, - Yet further take thee the implements of a worthless shepherd.

Webster

And the LORD said to me, Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Again take to thee the instrument of a foolish shepherd.

Interlinear

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

Usage: 0

unto me, Take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

of a foolish
אולי 
'eviliy 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad

14 And I shall cut off my second rod, Cords, to break the brotherhood between Judah and between Israel. 15 And Jehovah will say to me, Yet take to thee the vessels of a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I raise up a shepherd in the land, he shall not review those being concealed; the youth he shall not seek, and he shall not heal the broken, and he shall not nourish the standing firmly: and he shall eat the flesh of the fading, and he shall break their hoofs.

Cross References

Isaiah 6:10-12

Make the heart of this people fat and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes, lest they shall see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and their heart shall understand and turn back and be healed to them.

Jeremiah 2:26-27

As the shame of the thief when he shall be found, so was the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their chiefs, and their priests, and their prophets,

Lamentations 2:14

Thy prophets saw for thee vanity and a foolish thing, and they uncovered not upon thine iniquity to turn back thy captivity; and they will see for thee burdens of falsehood and seductions.

Ezekiel 13:3

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo upon the foolish prophets which are going after their spirit, and they saw not

Matthew 15:14

Let them go: they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Matthew 23:17

Foolish and blind; for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple consecrating the gold?

Luke 11:40

O foolish, has not he having made the outside, also made the inside?

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