Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."

New American Standard Bible

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion, yes, with great wrath I am jealous for her.’

King James Version

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Holman Bible

“The Lord of Hosts says this: I am extremely jealous for Zion; I am jealous for her with great wrath.”

International Standard Version

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "I'm greatly jealous about Zion, and that makes me furious about her.'

A Conservative Version

Thus says LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

American Standard Version

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

Amplified

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], and I am jealous for her with great wrath [against her enemies].’

Bible in Basic English

These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her with great wrath.

Darby Translation

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said Jehovah of armies: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy and with great wrath was I jealous for her.

King James 2000

Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '{I am exceedingly jealous for Zion}; I am jealous for it [with] great wrath.'

Modern King James verseion

So says Jehovah of Hosts: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: I was in a great jealousy over Zion, yea I have been very jealous over her in great displeasure.

NET Bible

"The Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.'

New Heart English Bible

Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."

The Emphasized Bible

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I am jealous for Zion with a great jealousy, - Yea, with great wrath, am I jealous for her.

Webster

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.

Interlinear

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

Usage: 0

of hosts
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

ציּון 
Tsiyown 
Usage: 154

with great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

קנאה 
Qin'ah 
Usage: 43

and I was jealous
קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

for her with great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

References

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Yahweh's Promise To Jerusalem

1 The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me. 2 Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath." 3 Thus says Yahweh: "I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called 'The City of Truth;' and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, 'The Holy Mountain.'"

Cross References

Psalm 78:58-59

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.

Isaiah 42:13-14

Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his enemies.

Isaiah 59:17

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

Isaiah 63:4-6

For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where are your zeal and your mighty acts? the yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.

Ezekiel 36:5-6

therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.

Joel 2:18

Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.

Nahum 1:2

Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.

Zechariah 1:14-16

So the angel who talked with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

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