Parallel Verses

Amplified

“Thus says the Lord God, ‘A disaster is coming, [one so destructive and injurious, so sudden and violent, that it stands alone,] a unique disaster, look it is coming!

New American Standard Bible

“Thus says the Lord God, ‘A disaster, unique disaster, behold it is coming!

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

Holman Bible

This is what the Lord God says:

Look, one disaster after another is coming!

International Standard Version

"This is what the Lord GOD says: "It's one evil event after another! ""Look out! It's coming!

A Conservative Version

Thus says lord LORD: An evil, an only evil, behold, it comes.

American Standard Version

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord has said: An evil, even one evil; see, it is coming.

Darby Translation

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil! behold, it is come.

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: An evil, one evil, behold, coming

King James 2000

Thus says the Lord GOD; An evil, a special evil, behold, has come.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'Look! Disaster after disaster [is] coming!

Modern King James verseion

So says the Lord Jehovah: An evil: Behold, an only evil has come!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, one misery and plague shall come after another.

NET Bible

"This is what the sovereign Lord says: A disaster -- a one-of-a-kind disaster -- is coming!

New Heart English Bible

"Thus says the Lord GOD: 'A disaster, a unique disaster; behold, it comes.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus saith My Lord Yahweh:A calamity, a sole calamity, lo! it hath come.

Webster

Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

World English Bible

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: An evil, an only evil; behold, it comes.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Evil, a single evil, lo, it hath come.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

an only
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

Verse Info

Context Readings

Punishment For Abominations Throughout The Land

4 For My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you, but I will repay you for your evil ways, while your abominations are among you; and you will know (recognize, understand) [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’ 5 “Thus says the Lord God, ‘A disaster is coming, [one so destructive and injurious, so sudden and violent, that it stands alone,] a unique disaster, look it is coming! 6 An end is coming; the end has come! It has awakened against you. Look, it has come!


Cross References

2 Kings 21:12-13

therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such catastrophe on Jerusalem and Judah, that everyone who hears of it, both of his ears will ring [from the shock].

Ezekiel 5:9

And because of all your abominations, I will do among you that which I have not done, and the like of which I will not do again.

Nahum 1:9


Whatever [plot] you [Assyrians] devise against the Lord,
He will make a complete end of it;
Affliction [of God’s people by the hand of Assyria] will not occur twice.

Daniel 9:12

And He has carried out completely His [threatening] words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers [the kings, princes, and judges] who ruled us, to bring on us a great tragedy; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything [so dreadful] like that which [He commanded and] was done to Jerusalem.

Amos 3:2


“I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth;
Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.”

Matthew 24:21

For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].

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