Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see,
And send to Kedar and observe closely
And see if there has been such a thing as this!

King James Version

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

Holman Bible

Cross over to Cyprus and take a look.
Send someone to Kedar and consider carefully;
see if there has ever been anything like this:

International Standard Version

"Indeed, go over to the coasts of Cyprus and see, send to Kedar and pay very close attention. See if there has ever been such a thing as this!

A Conservative Version

For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see, and send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there has been such a thing.

American Standard Version

For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.

Amplified


“For cross over to the coasts of Kittim (Cyprus) [to the west] and see,
Send also to Kedar (Arabia) [to the east] and carefully observe and consider
And see whether there has been such [a thing] as this!

Bible in Basic English

For go over to the sea-lands of Kittim and see; send to Kedar and give deep thought to it; and see if there has ever been such a thing.

Darby Translation

For pass over to the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there have been such a thing.

Julia Smith Translation

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider greatly, and see whether there was like this.

King James 2000

For pass over the coasts of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For go over [to] the coasts of Cyprus and look, and send [to] Kedar and consider very closely, and see if there has been [a thing] like this:

Modern King James verseion

For pass over the coasts of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and carefully consider, and see if there is such a thing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Go into the Isles of Chittim, and look well; send unto Kedar, and take diligent heed; and see, whether such things be done there,

NET Bible

Go west across the sea to the coasts of Cyprus and see. Send someone east to Kedar and have them look carefully. See if such a thing as this has ever happened:

New Heart English Bible

For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.

The Emphasized Bible

For - pass through the coastlands of the West and see, And unto Kedar, send ye and consider diligently, - And see - whether there hath been the like of this!

Webster

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there is such a thing.

World English Bible

For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.

Youngs Literal Translation

For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see, And to Kedar send, and consider well, And see if there hath been like this:

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

the isles
אי 
'iy 
Usage: 36

of Chittim
כּתּיּי כּתּי 
Kittiy 
Usage: 8

and see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308
Usage: 1308

and send
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

קדר 
Qedar 
Usage: 12

and consider
בּין 
Biyn 
Usage: 169

References

Context Readings

The Unfaithfulness Of Contemporary Israel

9 “Therefore I will yet contend with you,” declares the Lord,
“And with your sons’ sons I will contend.
10 “For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see,
And send to Kedar and observe closely
And see if there has been such a thing as this!
11 “Has a nation changed gods
When they were not gods?
But My people have changed their glory
For that which does not profit.


Cross References

Psalm 120:5

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Genesis 10:4-5

The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

Genesis 25:13

and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

Numbers 24:24

“But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber;
So they also will come to destruction.”

Judges 19:30

All who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it, take counsel and speak up!”

1 Chronicles 1:7

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

1 Chronicles 23:1

Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 23:12

The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Isaiah 21:16

For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;

Jeremiah 18:13-14

“Therefore thus says the Lord,
Ask now among the nations,
Who ever heard the like of this?
The virgin of Israel
Has done a most appalling thing.

Ezekiel 27:6

“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars;
With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

Daniel 11:30

For ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife.

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