Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation," says the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
They will be driven away into the
For I will bring
The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.
King James Version
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
like slippery paths in the gloom.
They will be driven away and fall down there,
for I will bring disaster on them,
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
Therefore their way will be slippery. They'll be driven out into the darkness, where they'll fall. For I'll bring disaster on them, the year of their judgment," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness. They shall be driven on, and fall in it. For I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, says LORD.
American Standard Version
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
“Therefore their way will be to them like slippery paths
In the dark; they will be pushed and fall into them;
For I will bring disaster on them,
In the year of their punishment,” says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause their steps will be slipping on their way: they will be forced on into the dark and have a fall there: for I will send evil on them in the year of their punishment, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness; they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them in the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
For this their way shall be to them as slippery places in darkness: they shall be thrust away and they fell in it; for I will bring evil upon them, the year of their reviewing, says Jehovah.
King James 2000
Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall in it: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their punishment, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{Therefore} their way will be to them like the slippery places, they will be pushed in the darkness, and they will fall into it, for I will bring disaster on them [in] the year of their punishment," {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
So their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on, and fall in them; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their judgment, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, their way shall be slippery in the darkness, wherein they may stagger and fall. For I will bring a plague upon them, even the year of their visitation, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them." The Lord affirms it!
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, shall their way become to them like slippery places in darkness, They shall be driven on and shall fall therein, - For I will bring in upon them calamity - The year of their visitation, Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
Wherefore their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Themes
Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Corrupt
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Topics
Interlinear
Dachah
Naphal
Ra`
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithful Prophets
11 for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness," says the LORD. 12 "Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation," says the LORD. 13 "I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 35:6
Let their way be dark and slippery, The LORD's angel pursuing them.
Jeremiah 11:23
and there shall be no remnant to them: for I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation."
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.
Psalm 73:18
Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
Isaiah 8:22
and look to the earth, and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.
John 12:35
Jesus therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness does not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Exodus 32:34
Now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."
Job 18:18
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Jeremiah 48:44
He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation,' says the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:27
Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them. for their day has come, the time of their visitation."
Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
1 John 2:11
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.