Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery
; the prey departeth not ;
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine
; the prey departeth not .
The noise of a
whip, and the noise of the rattling of the
wheels, and of
the
pransing
horses, and of
the
jumping
chariots .
The noise of the
whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and prancing
horses, and bounding
chariots ,
The horseman lifteth
up
both
the bright
sword and the glittering spear :
and there
is
a multitude of slain, and a great number
of carcases;
and there is none
end of their
corpses
; they stumble upon their corpses:
the horseman mounting,
and
the flashing
sword ,
and the glittering spear ,
and a multitude of slain, and a great heap
of corpses,
and there is no
end of the
bodies
; they stumble upon their bodies;-
Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured
harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored
harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Behold, I am against thee, saith the
LORD
of hosts ;
and I will discover
thy skirts upon thy face ,
and I will shew
the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah
of hosts ,
and I will uncover
thy skirts upon thy face ;
and I will show
the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock
.
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock
.
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Art thou better than populous
No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it,
whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from
the sea?
Art thou better than No -amon
, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her;
whose rampart was the sea, `
and '
her wall was of
the sea?
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity :
her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top
of all the streets :
and they cast lots for her honourable
men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity ;
her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head
of all the streets ;
and they cast lots for her honorable
men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Thou also shalt be drunken :
thou shalt be hid ,
thou also shalt seek strength
because of the enemy.
Thou also shalt be drunken ;
thou shalt be hid ;
thou also shalt seek a
stronghold
because of the enemy.
All thy strong
holds
shall be like fig trees with the firstripe
figs: if they be shaken, they shall
even
fall into the mouth of the eater.
All thy fortresses
shall be `
like '
fig -
trees with the first-ripe
figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women :
the gates of thy land shall
be
set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall
devour
thy bars.
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women ;
the gates of thy land are
set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath
devoured
thy bars.
Draw thee waters
for the siege ,
fortify
thy strong
holds:
go into clay, and tread the morter,
make strong the brickkiln.
Draw thee water
for the siege ;
strengthen
thy fortresses;
go into the
clay, and tread the mortar;
make strong the brickkiln.
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off ,
it shall eat
thee up
like the cankerworm
: make thyself many as the cankerworm,
make thyself many as the locusts
.
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off ;
it shall devour
thee like the canker-worm
: make thyself many as the canker-worm;
make thyself many as the locust
.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm
spoileth
, and fleeth away.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm
ravageth
, and fleeth away.
Thy crowned
are as the locusts, and thy captains
as the great
grasshoppers, which camp
in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Thy princes
are as the locusts, and thy marshals
as the swarms
of
grasshoppers, which encamp
in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria :
thy nobles shall
dwell
in
the
dust:
thy people is
scattered upon the mountains, and no
man
gathereth
them.
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria ;
thy nobles are
at
rest;
thy people are
scattered upon the mountains, and there
is
none
to
gather
them.
There is no healing
of thy bruise;
thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit
of thee shall
clap the
hands over thee :
for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
There is no assuaging
of thy hurt:
thy wound is grievous: all that hear the report
of thee clap their
hands over thee ;
for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
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