Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it.

New American Standard Bible

The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?

King James Version

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

International Standard Version

The voice of the LORD cries out to the city wisdom fears your name: "Heed the rod, and the one who prepared it!

A Conservative Version

The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.

American Standard Version

The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Amplified


The voice of the Lord shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]—
And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence];
“Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time?

Bible in Basic English

The voice of the Lord is crying out to the town: Give ear, you tribes and the meeting of the town.

Darby Translation

Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Julia Smith Translation

The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it

King James 2000

The LORD'S voice cries unto the city, and wisdom shall see your name: Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The voice of Yahweh calls to the city ([it is] sound judgment to fear your name): "Hear, staff! Now who has appointed it?

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah's voice cries to the city, and in sound wisdom one will see Your name. Hear the rod and Him who has appointed it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man that shall be saved considereth thy name, O LORD. Hear and that thy name may be righteousness. Hear, O ye tribes: who would else give you such warning?

NET Bible

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

The Emphasized Bible

The voice of Yahweh, to the city, crieth out, With safety for him who regardeth his name, - Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Webster

The LORD'S voice crieth to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

World English Bible

Yahweh's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

Youngs Literal Translation

A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord's

Usage: 0

קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

unto the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and the man of wisdom
תּשׁיּה תּוּשׁיּה 
Tuwshiyah 
Usage: 11

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

ye the rod
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

References

Fausets

Rod

Hastings

Context Readings

The Destruction Of The Wicked

8 Mankind, He has told you what is good
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.
9 The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it.
10 Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?


Cross References

Isaiah 30:27

Look, Yahweh comes from far away,
His anger burning and heavy with smoke.
His lips are full of fury,
and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

Exodus 34:5-7

The Lord came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name Yahweh.

2 Samuel 21:1

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”

2 Kings 22:11-20

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

Job 5:6-8

For distress does not grow out of the soil,
and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

Job 5:17

See how happy the man is God corrects;
so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

Job 10:2

I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,
striking down the wicked
by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah

Psalm 48:10

Your name, God, like Your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is filled with justice.

Psalm 83:18

May they know that You alone—
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 107:43

Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.

Proverbs 22:3

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Isaiah 9:13

The people did not turn to Him who struck them;
they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.

Isaiah 10:5-6

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger—
the staff in their hands is My wrath.

Isaiah 24:10-12

The city of chaos is shattered;
every house is closed to entry.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, Your hand is lifted up to take action,
but they do not see it.
They will see Your zeal for Your people,
and they will be put to shame.
The fire for Your adversaries will consume them!

Isaiah 27:10

For the fortified city will be deserted,
pastures abandoned and forsaken like a wilderness.
Calves will graze there,
and there they will spread out and strip its branches.

Isaiah 32:13-14

for the ground of my people
growing thorns and briers,
indeed, for every joyous house in the joyful city.

Isaiah 40:6-8

A voice was saying, “Cry out!”
Another said, “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.

Isaiah 66:6

A sound of uproar from the city!
A voice from the temple—
the voice of the Lord,
paying back His enemies what they deserve!

Jeremiah 14:18-22

If I go out to the field,
look—those slain by the sword!
If I enter the city,
look—those ill from famine!
For both prophet and priest
travel to a land they do not know.

Jeremiah 19:11-13

and you are to proclaim to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Jeremiah 26:6

I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth.”

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become ruins,
and the temple mount a forested hill.’

Jeremiah 37:8-10

The Chaldeans will then return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.

Lamentations 3:39-42

Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?

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.

Hosea 14:9

Let whoever is wise understand these things,
and whoever is insightful recognize them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.

Joel 2:11-18

The Lord raises His voice
in the presence of His army.
His camp is very large;
Those who carry out His command are powerful.
Indeed, the Day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful
who can endure it?

Amos 2:5

Therefore, I will send fire against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

Amos 3:8-15

A lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?

Amos 4:6-12

I gave you absolutely nothing to eat
in all your cities,
a shortage of food in all your communities,
yet you did not return to Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Amos 6:1

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria—
the notable people in this first of the nations,
those the house of Israel comes to.

Jonah 3:4-10

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!”

Micah 3:12

Therefore, because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become ruins,
and the hill of the temple mount
will be a thicket.

Zephaniah 3:2

She has not obeyed;
she has not accepted discipline.
She has not trusted in Yahweh;
she has not drawn near to her God.

Haggai 1:5-7

Now, the Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways:

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

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