Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

It scoffs at the noise of the village
and never hears the shouts of a driver.

New American Standard Bible

“He scorns the tumult of the city,
The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.

King James Version

He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

International Standard Version

He despises city noises; he ignores the shouts of the driver.

A Conservative Version

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shoutings of the driver.

American Standard Version

He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

Amplified


“He scorns the tumult of the city,
And does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.

Bible in Basic English

He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;

Darby Translation

He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;

Julia Smith Translation

He will laugh at the multitude of the city; he will not hear the noise of him driving.

King James 2000

He scorns the multitude of the city, neither regards he the shouts of the driver.

Lexham Expanded Bible

It scorns [the] city's turmoil; it does not hear [the] driver's shouts.

Modern King James verseion

He scorns the turmoil of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That they may give no force for the multitude of people in the cities, neither regard the crying of the driver,

NET Bible

It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver.

New Heart English Bible

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

The Emphasized Bible

He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not;

Webster

He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

World English Bible

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

Youngs Literal Translation

He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

the multitude
המן המון 
Hamown 
Usage: 83

of the city
קריה 
Qiryah 
Usage: 31

he the crying
תּשׁאה 
T@shu'ah 
Usage: 4

References

Easton

Ass

Fausets

Watsons

Ass

Context Readings

The Wild Donkey

6 I made the wilderness its home,
and the salty wasteland its dwelling.
7 It scoffs at the noise of the village
and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8 It roams the mountains for its pastureland,
searching for anything green.



Cross References

Job 3:18

The captives are completely at ease;
they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.

Exodus 5:13-16

The overseers insisted, “Finish your assigned work each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”

Exodus 5:18

Now get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must produce the same quantity of bricks.”

Job 39:18

When she proudly spreads her wings,
she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Isaiah 31:4

For this is what the Lord said to me:

As a lion or young lion growls over its prey
when a band of shepherds is called out against it,
and is not terrified by their shouting
or subdued by their noise,
so the Lord of Hosts will come down
to fight on Mount Zion
and on its hill.

Isaiah 58:3

“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.

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