Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Their bows will cut young men to pieces.
They will have no compassion on little ones;
they will not look with pity on children.

New American Standard Bible

And their bows will mow down the young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity children.

King James Version

Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

International Standard Version

Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; they'll show no pity on those not yet born, and their eyes will not spare children.

A Conservative Version

And [their] bows shall dash the young men in pieces. And they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

American Standard Version

And their bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

Amplified


Their bows will cut down the young men [of Babylon];
They will take no pity on the fruit of the womb,
Their eyes will not look with compassion on the children.

Bible in Basic English

In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body.

Darby Translation

And their bows shall dash the young men to pieces, and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb: their eye shall not spare children.

Julia Smith Translation

And the bows of the boys shall be dashed in pieces, and the fruit of the womb they shall not pity; and upon their sons their eye shall not have compassion.

King James 2000

Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [their] bows will shatter young men. And they will not show mercy on [the] fruit of [the] womb; their eyes will not look compassionately on children.

Modern King James verseion

And bows shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not pity sons.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then shall young men's bows be knapped asunder. The Medes shall have no pity upon women with child, and their faces shall not spare the children.

NET Bible

Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person's offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

New Heart English Bible

Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.

The Emphasized Bible

And, bows, shall dash the young to pieces, - And on the fruit of the womb, will they have no pity, Over children, will their eye throw no shield.

Webster

Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

World English Bible

Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.

Youngs Literal Translation

And bows dash young men to pieces, And the fruit of the womb they pity not, On sons their eye hath no pity.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קשׁת 
Qesheth 
Usage: 75

רטשׁ 
Ratash 
Usage: 6

the young men
נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 239

to pieces
רטשׁ 
Ratash 
Usage: 6

and they shall have no pity
רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

on the fruit
פּרי 
P@riy 
Usage: 119

of the womb
בּטן 
Beten 
Usage: 72

shall not spare
חוּס 
Chuwc 
Usage: 24

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

An Oracle Against Babylon

17 Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who cannot be bought off with silver
and who have no desire for gold.
18 Their bows will cut young men to pieces.
They will have no compassion on little ones;
they will not look with pity on children.
19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,
the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.



Cross References

2 Kings 8:12

and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”

2 Chronicles 36:17

So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their choice young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; He handed them all over to him.

Isaiah 13:16

Their children will be smashed to death before their eyes;
their houses will be looted,
and their wives raped.

Ezekiel 9:5-6

He spoke as I listened to the others, “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!

Ezekiel 9:10

But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their actions down on their own heads.”

Hosea 13:16

Samaria will bear her guilt
because she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword;
their little ones will be dashed to pieces,
and their pregnant women ripped open.

Nahum 2:1

One who scatters is coming up against you.
Man the fortifications!
Watch the road!
Brace yourself!
Summon all your strength!

Nahum 3:10

Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,
and all her nobles were bound in chains.

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