Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.

New American Standard Bible

Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”

King James Version

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

International Standard Version

therefore the LORD will afflict sores on the heads of Zion's women, and the LORD will expose their private parts.

A Conservative Version

therefore LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

American Standard Version

therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Amplified


Therefore the Lord will afflict the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion with scabs [making them bald],
And the Lord will expose their foreheads (send them into captivity).”

Bible in Basic English

The Lord will send disease on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will let their secret parts be seen.

Darby Translation

therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah made bald the crown of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah opened the redundance.

King James 2000

Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will uncover their secret parts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare."

Modern King James verseion

therefore Jehovah will strike with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will make their secret parts naked.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore shall the Lord shave the heads of the daughters of Zion, and discover their shame."

NET Bible

So the sovereign master will afflict the foreheads of Zion's women with skin diseases, the Lord will make the front of their heads bald."

New Heart English Bible

therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and the LORD will make their scalps bald."

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore will My Lord, smite with leprosy the crown of hair of the daughters of Zion, - And, as for Yahweh, their shame, will he lay bare!

Webster

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will uncover their secret parts.

World English Bible

therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald."

Youngs Literal Translation

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

will smite with a scab
שׂפח ספח 
Caphach 
Usage: 6

the crown of the head
קדקד 
Qodqod 
crown of the head, top of the head, crown, pate, scalp
Usage: 11

of the daughters
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

of Zion
ציּון 
Tsiyown 
Usage: 154

and the Lord

Usage: 0

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

The Pride Of Jerusalem's Women

16 The Lord also says:

Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
17 the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
18 On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,


Cross References

Leviticus 13:29-30

“When a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,

Leviticus 13:43-44

The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, like the appearance of a skin disease on his body,

Deuteronomy 28:27

“The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, tumors, a festering rash, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured.

Isaiah 20:4

so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

Isaiah 47:2-3

Take millstones and grind meal;
remove your veil,
strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,
wade through the streams.

Jeremiah 13:22

And when you ask yourself,
“Why have these things happened to me?”
It is because of your great guilt
that your skirts have been stripped off,
your body exposed.

Ezekiel 16:36-37

This is what the Lord God says: Because your lust was poured out and your nakedness exposed by your acts of prostitution with your lovers, and because of all your detestable idols and the blood of your children that you gave to them,

Ezekiel 23:25-29

When I vent My jealous rage on you, they will deal with you in wrath. They will cut off your nose and ears, and your descendants will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your descendants will be consumed by fire.

Micah 1:11

Depart in shameful nakedness,
you residents of Shaphir;
the residents of Zaanan will not come out.
Beth-ezel is lamenting;
its support is taken from you.

Nahum 3:5

I am against you.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
I will lift your skirts over your face
and display your nakedness to nations,
your shame to kingdoms.

Revelation 16:2

The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain