Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I will demolish the winter house
and the summer house;
the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed,
and the great houses will come to an end.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

New American Standard Bible

“I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house;
The houses of ivory will also perish
And the great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.

King James Version

And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

International Standard Version

I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD.

A Conservative Version

And I will smite the winter house with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says LORD.

American Standard Version

And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Amplified


“And I shall tear down the winter house with the summer house;
And the houses of ivory shall also perish
And the great houses shall come to an end,”
Says the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

And I will send destruction on the winter house with the summer house; the ivory houses will be falling down and the great houses will come to an end, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

And I struck the house of autumn with the house of summer; and the houses of ivory perished, and the great houses were taken away, says Jehovah.

King James 2000

And I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will ruin the winter house as well as the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish and the great houses shall come to an end," {declares} Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

And I will strike the winter house together with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish. And the great houses shall be swept away, says Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As for the winter house and summer house, I will smite them down: and the houses of Ivory, yea and many other houses shall perish, and be destroyed,' sayeth the LORD."

NET Bible

I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The Lord is speaking!

New Heart English Bible

I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end," says the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

And I will smite the winter house along with the summer house, - and the houses of ivory, shall be destroyed! and the great houses, shall disappear, Declareth Yahweh.

Webster

And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

World English Bible

I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end," says Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have smitten the winter-house with the summer-house, And perished have houses of ivory, And consumed have been many houses, An affirmation of Jehovah!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And I will smite
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

the winter
חרף 
Choreph 
Usage: 7

בּית 
Bayith 
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053
Usage: 2053

with the summer
קיץ 
Qayits 
Usage: 20

and the houses
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of ivory
שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

and the great
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

סוּף 
Cuwph 
Usage: 9

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

Context Readings

Israel's Guilt And Punishment

14 I will punish the altars of Bethel
on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will demolish the winter house
and the summer house;
the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed,
and the great houses will come to an end.
This is the Lord’s declaration.


Cross References

Judges 3:20

Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in his room upstairs where it was cool. Ehud said, “I have a word from God for you,” and the king stood up from his throne.

1 Kings 22:39

The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, including the ivory palace he built, and all the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Jeremiah 36:22

Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him.

Amos 6:11

For the Lord commands:

The large house will be smashed to pieces,
and the small house to rubble.

Psalm 45:8

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;
from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

Isaiah 5:9

I heard the Lord of Hosts say:

Indeed, many houses will become desolate,
grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.

Amos 3:11

Therefore, the Lord God says:

An enemy will surround the land;
he will destroy your strongholds
and plunder your citadels.

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