Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And their houses desolate;
Yes,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
King James Version
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
Holman Bible
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
International Standard Version
Therefore their possessions will be seized as plunder and their homes left in ruins. They may build houses, but they won't live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they won't drink their wine."
A Conservative Version
And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine of it.
American Standard Version
And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof.
Amplified
“Furthermore, their wealth will become plunder
And their houses a desolation.
Yes, they will build houses but not live in them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
Bible in Basic English
And their wealth will be violently taken away, and their houses will be made waste: they will go on building houses and never living in them, and planting vine-gardens but not drinking the wine from them.
Darby Translation
And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation; and they shall build houses, and not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink the wine thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
And their wealth was for plunder, and their houses for desolation: and they built houses, and they inhabited not; and they planted vineyards, and they shall not drink their wine.
King James 2000
Therefore their goods shall become booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then their wealth shall be as plunder, and their homes as desolation. And they shall build their houses and not inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and not drink their wine."
Modern King James verseion
And their goods shall become a prize and their houses a waste. They shall also build houses, but not live in them, and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Their goods shall be spoiled, and their houses laid waste. They shall build houses, and not dwell in them: they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
NET Bible
Their wealth will be stolen and their houses ruined! They will not live in the houses they have built, nor will they drink the wine from the vineyards they have planted.
New Heart English Bible
Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall their goods become a booty, and their houses, a desolation, - and they shall build houses, but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
Webster
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine of them.
World English Bible
Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine.
Youngs Literal Translation
And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 1:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah's Impending Judgment
12
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the men that are satisfied with their wayward lifestyle. They say in their heart, 'Jehovah will not do good and he will not do evil.'
13
And their houses desolate;
Yes,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
Cross References
Amos 5:11
You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.
Micah 6:15
You will sow and not reap. You will tread the olives, but will not be anointed with oil! And you will grow the grapes but you will not drink the wine.
Deuteronomy 28:30
A man will be engaged to a woman, but before they can get married, enemy soldiers will rape her. Some of you will build houses, but never get to live in them. If you plant a vineyard, you will not be around long enough to enjoy the first harvest.
Deuteronomy 28:39
You will plant vineyards and tend them but will not drink the wine from them. Worms will eat them.
Deuteronomy 28:51
They will eat the offspring of your animals and the crops from your fields until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, no new wine, no olive oil, no calves from your herds, and no lambs or kids from your flocks. They will continue to do this until you are completely desolate.
Isaiah 5:8-9
Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!
Isaiah 6:11
Then I said: How long, O Jehovah? And He answered: Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, until the houses are deserted and the land is utterly desolate.
Isaiah 24:1-3
Jehovah lays the earth waste, annihilates it, disfigures its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
Isaiah 65:21-22
They will build houses and dwell in them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has come out of its lair. A destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place and is on his way to destroy your land. Your cities will be ruined. No one will live in them.
Jeremiah 4:20
Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed. The whole land is ruined. My tents are suddenly destroyed. Their curtains are torn in an instant.
Jeremiah 5:17
They will devour your harvest and your food. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will devour your flocks and your herds. They will devour your vines and your fig trees. They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. It will be a gathering place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolation, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 9:19
A voice of wailing is heard from Zion: How we are ruined! We are put to great shame for we have left the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.
Jeremiah 12:10-13
Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard. They trampled down my fields and turned my beautiful land into a desert.
Jeremiah 15:13
Jehovah said to me: 'I will send enemies to carry away the wealth and treasures of my people. This will punish them for the sins they have committed throughout the land.
Ezekiel 7:19
They will throw their gold and silver away in the streets like garbage (like an abhorrent thing), because neither silver nor gold can save them when Jehovah pours out his fury. They cannot use it to satisfy their desires or fill their stomachs. Gold and silver led them into sin.
Ezekiel 7:21
I will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, and they will defile it.
Ezekiel 22:31
Therefore I have poured out my indignation on them! I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath (intense anger). / Their way I have brought upon their heads,' declares the Lord Jehovah.
Micah 3:12
It is your fault that Zion will be plowed like a field. Jerusalem will become heaps of ruin, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Zephaniah 1:9
I will punish all who worship false gods and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with violence.