Parallel Verses
Amplified
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he
New American Standard Bible
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he
King James Version
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Holman Bible
So he took the elders of the city, and he took some thorns and briers from the wilderness, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
International Standard Version
So he took the elders of the city and disciplined the men of Succoth with thorns and briers from the desert.
A Conservative Version
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
American Standard Version
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Bible in Basic English
Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.
Darby Translation
And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take the old men of the city, and thorns of the desert, and threshing sledges, and with them he caused the men of Succoth to know.
King James 2000
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He took the elders of the city and [the] thorn bushes and briers of the wilderness, and {he trampled} the men of Succoth with them.
Modern King James verseion
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and all to tear them therewith.
NET Bible
He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then "threshed" the men of Succoth with them.
New Heart English Bible
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he threshed the men of Succoth.
The Emphasized Bible
So he took the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness and the nettles, and taught therewith the men of Succoth:
Webster
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
World English Bible
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,
Themes
gideon » Avenges himself upon the people of succoth
The ishmaelites » Overcome by » gideon
Israel » Under the judges » Bondage » 7 years » Delivered » gideon
Patriotism » Lacking in » The inhabitants of succoth and penuel
Retaliation » Instances of » Gideon on the princes of succoth
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 8:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gideon Punishes Succoth
15
He came to the men of Succoth and said, “Look here, Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?’”
16 He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he
Names
Cross References
Judges 8:7
Gideon said, “For that [response], when the Lord has handed over Zebah and Zalmunna to me, I will thrash your bodies with the thorns and briars of the wilderness.”
Ezra 2:6
the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of [thickheaded] fools.
Micah 7:4
The best of them is [injurious] like a briar;
The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge.
The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets]
And your punishment comes;
Now shall be their confusion.