Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die, but the third shall be left in it.

New American Standard Bible

“It will come about in all the land,”
Declares the Lord,
“That two parts in it will be cut off and perish;
But the third will be left in it.

King James Version

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Holman Bible

In the whole land—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds will be cut off and die,
but a third will be left in it.

International Standard Version

It will come about in all of the land," declares the LORD, "that two thirds of the people living there will die, but a third will survive who live there.

American Standard Version

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Amplified


“It will come about in all the land,”
Declares the Lord,
“Two parts in it will be cut off and perish,
But the third will be left alive.

Bible in Basic English

And it will come about that in all the land, says the Lord, two parts of it will be cut off and come to an end; but the third will be still living there.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Julia Smith Translation

And it was in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off, they shall expire; and the third shall be left in it

King James 2000

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says the LORD, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{And then} in all the land," {declares} Yahweh, "{two thirds} will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left alive in it.

Modern King James verseion

And it shall be in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it shall come to pass, sayeth the LORD, that in all the land two parts shall be rooted out, but the third part shall remain therein.

NET Bible

It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.

New Heart English Bible

It shall happen that in all the land," says the LORD, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.

The Emphasized Bible

And it shall come to pass, in all the land, declareth Yahweh, Two-thirds therein, shall be cut off, and expire, - but, a third, shall be left therein;

Webster

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

World English Bible

It shall happen that in all the land," says Yahweh, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off -- they expire, And the third is left in it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord

Usage: 0

two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

כּרת 
Karath 
Usage: 287

and die
גּוע 
Gava` 
die, give up the ghost, dead, perish, dead
Usage: 24

but the third
שׁלישׁי 
Sh@liyshiy 
Usage: 108

Context Readings

God's People Cleansed

7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my companion, says LORD of hosts. Smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. And I will turn my hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die, but the third shall be left in it. 9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i



Cross References

Ezekiel 5:2-4

A third part thou shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city when the days of the siege are fulfilled, and thou shall take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it, and a third part thou shall scatter to the wind.

Ezekiel 5:12

A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and they shall be consumed with famine in the midst of thee, and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee, and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will

Isaiah 6:13

And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up. As a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remains when they are felled, so the holy seed is the stock of it.

Deuteronomy 28:49-68

LORD will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies, a nation whose tongue thou shall not understand,

Isaiah 65:12-15

I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter. Because when I called, ye did not answer, when I spoke, ye did not hear, but ye did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not deli

Isaiah 66:4-6

I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them. Because when I called, none answered. When I spoke, they did not hear. But they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight

Isaiah 66:24

And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me. For their worm shall not die, nor shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh.

Jeremiah 30:11

For I am with thee, says LORD, to save thee. For I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee. But I will correct thee in measure, and will in no way leave thee unpun

Daniel 9:27

And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. And upon the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate. And even to the f

Joel 2:31-32

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and {wonderful (LXX/NT)} day of LORD comes.

Amos 9:8-9

Behold, the eyes of lord LORD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says LORD.

Zechariah 11:6-9

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, says LORD. But, lo, I will deliver the men each one into his neighbor's hand, and into the hand of his king. And they shall smite the land, and I will not deliver them out of the

Zechariah 14:1-2

Behold, a day of LORD comes when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Malachi 3:1-2

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the FALSE swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the f

Malachi 4:1-3

For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace, and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, shall be stubble. And the day that comes shall burn them up, says LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Matthew 3:10-12

And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Matthew 21:43-44

Because of this I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

Matthew 22:7

But having heard that, the king was angry, and having sent forth his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Matthew 23:35-37

so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Matthew 24:21-22

for then there will be great tribulation, such as not has happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor, no, it will not happen.

Mark 13:20

And unless the Lord cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days.

Luke 19:41-44

And when he came near, having seen the city, he wept over it,

Luke 20:16-18

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. And having heard it, they said, May it not happen!

Luke 21:20-24

But when ye see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that the desolation of it has come near.

Luke 23:28-30

But having turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, instead weep for yourselves and for your children.

Romans 9:27-29

And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved.

Romans 11:1-5

I say therefore, did God thrust away his people? May it not happen! For I also am an Israelite from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.

Revelation 8:7-12

And the first sounded, and there occurred hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth. And the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burn

Revelation 16:19

And the great city became in three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And the great Babylon was remembered before God, to give to it the cup of the wine of the wrath of his anger.

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