Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For fire came out of Heshbon,
a flame from the city of Sihon.
It consumed Ar of Moab,
the lords of Arnon’s heights.

New American Standard Bible

For a fire went forth from Heshbon,
A flame from the town of Sihon;
It devoured Ar of Moab,
The dominant heights of the Arnon.

King James Version

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

International Standard Version

A fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places who lived in Arnon.

A Conservative Version

For a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon.

American Standard Version

For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon: It hath devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Amplified


“For fire has gone out of Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
It devoured Ar of Moab
And the lords of the heights of the Arnon.

Bible in Basic English

For a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon: for the destruction of Ar in Moab, and the lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Darby Translation

For there went forth fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Julia Smith Translation

For a fire shall come forth from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the heights of Arnon.

King James 2000

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it has consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Modern King James verseion

For there has gone out a fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites and the men of the hills of Arnon!

NET Bible

For fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

New Heart English Bible

for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

The Emphasized Bible

For, a fire, hath come forth out of Heshbon, A flame, out of the stronghold of Sihon; It hath consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of Arnon.

Webster

For there has a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

World English Bible

for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Youngs Literal Translation

For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For there is a fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

of Heshbon
חשׁבּון 
Cheshbown 
Usage: 38

a flame
להבת להבה 
Lehabah 
Usage: 19

from the city
קריה 
Qiryah 
Usage: 31

of Sihon
סיחן סיחון 
Ciychown 
Usage: 37

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

Ar
ער 
`Ar 
Ar
Usage: 6

of Moab
מואב 
Mow'ab 
Usage: 181

and the lords of the high places
בּעלי בּמות 
Ba`aley Bamowth 
lords of the high places
Usage: 0

Context Readings

Amorite Kings Defeated

27 Therefore the poets say:

Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt;
let the city of Sihon be restored.
28 For fire came out of Heshbon,
a flame from the city of Sihon.
It consumed Ar of Moab,
the lords of Arnon’s heights.
29 Woe to you, Moab!
You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh!
He gave up his sons as refugees,
and his daughters into captivity
to Sihon the Amorite king.


Cross References

Numbers 21:15

even the slopes of the ravines
that extend to the site of Ar
and lie along the border of Moab.

Jeremiah 48:45-46

Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon’s shadow
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.

Numbers 22:41

In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.

Deuteronomy 2:9

The Lord said to me, ‘Show no hostility toward Moab, and do not provoke them to battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, since I have given Ar as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”

Deuteronomy 2:18

‘Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

Judges 9:20

But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts
will inflict an emaciating disease
on the well-fed of Assyria,
and He will kindle a burning fire
under its glory.

Isaiah 15:1-2

An oracle against Moab:

Ar in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.
Kir in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.

Amos 1:4

Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.

Amos 1:7

Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.

Amos 1:10

Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

Amos 1:12

Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

Amos 1:14

Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.

Amos 2:2

Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.
Moab will die with a tumult,
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

Amos 2:5

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

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