Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.

New American Standard Bible

Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope;
This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

King James Version

Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

Holman Bible

Return to a stronghold,
you prisoners who have hope;
today I declare that I will restore double to you.

International Standard Version

Return to your fortress, you prisoners who have hope. Even today I am telling you: In return I will repay you double.

A Conservative Version

Turn you back to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will render double to thee.

American Standard Version

Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

Amplified


Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], O prisoners who have the hope;
Even today I am declaring that I will restore double [your former prosperity] to you [as firstborn among nations].

Bible in Basic English

And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;

Darby Translation

Turn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! even to-day do I declare I will render double unto thee.

Julia Smith Translation

Turn back to the fortress, ye captives of hope: also announcing this day I will turn back double to thee;

King James 2000

Turn you to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will restore double unto you;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Return to [the] fortress, O prisoners of hope; today [I am] declaring [that] I will repay you double.

Modern King James verseion

Turn to the stronghold, prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will return to you double.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Turn you now to the stronghold, ye that be in prison, and long sore to be delivered: And this day I bring the word, that I will reward thee double again.

New Heart English Bible

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

The Emphasized Bible

Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope, - Even to-day, do I declare - Double, will I return to thee!

Webster

Turn ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double to thee;

World English Bible

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn back to a fenced place, Ye prisoners of the hope, Even to-day a second announcer I restore to thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

you to the strong hold
בּצּרון 
Bitstsarown 
Usage: 1

אסיר 
'aciyr 
Usage: 14

of hope
תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

even to day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

do I declare
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

that I will render
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

משׁנה 
Mishneh 
Usage: 35

References

Context Readings

The Coming Of Zion's King

11 Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you. 13 I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior's sword.



Cross References

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

Jeremiah 31:17

Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Hebrews 6:18

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Job 42:10

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.

Isaiah 38:18

Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

Isaiah 40:2

"Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins."

Isaiah 49:9

You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out,' and to those who are in dark dungeons, 'Emerge.' They will graze beside the roads; on all the slopes they will find pasture.

Isaiah 52:2

Shake off the dirt! Get up, captive Jerusalem! Take off the iron chains around your neck, O captive daughter Zion!

Jeremiah 31:6

Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, "Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!"'"

Jeremiah 50:4-5

"When that time comes," says the Lord, "the people of Israel and Judah will return to the land together. They will come back with tears of repentance as they seek the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 50:28

Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.

Jeremiah 51:10

The exiles from Judah will say, 'The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let's go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!'

Lamentations 3:21-22

But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

Hosea 2:15

From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the "Valley of Trouble" into an "Opportunity for Hope." There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt.

Joel 3:16

The Lord roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.

Micah 4:8

As for you, watchtower for the flock, fortress of Daughter Zion -- your former dominion will be restored, the sovereignty that belongs to Daughter Jerusalem.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good -- indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

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