Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
of
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.
New American Standard Bible
Of all their might.
They will
Their ears will be deaf.
King James Version
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
International Standard Version
The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.
A Conservative Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might. They shall lay their hand upon their mouth. Their ears shall be deaf.
American Standard Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
Amplified
The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed
Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His].
They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];
Their ears shall be deaf.
Bible in Basic English
The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.
Darby Translation
The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Julia Smith Translation
The nations shall see and be ashamed from all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
King James 2000
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed because of all their might. They will lay [the] hand on [the] mouth; their ears will be deaf.
Modern King James verseion
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might; they shall lay their hand on their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This shall the Heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears.
NET Bible
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
New Heart English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
The Emphasized Bible
Nations, shall see, that they may turn pale at all their valour, - they shall lay hand on mouth, their ears, shall be silent:
Webster
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
World English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
Youngs Literal Translation
See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 7:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Prayer Answered
15
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.
of
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.
they will come trembling out of their hiding places
like reptiles slithering on the ground.
They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God;
they will stand in awe of You.
Cross References
Isaiah 26:11
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 52:15
Kings will shut their mouths because of Him,
For they will see what had not been told them,
and they will understand what they had not heard.
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Job 21:5
put your hand over your mouth.
Job 29:9-10
and covered their mouths with their hands.
Job 40:4
I place my hand over my mouth.
Psalm 126:2
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Isaiah 66:18
“Knowing
Ezekiel 38:23
I will display My greatness and holiness, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations.
Ezekiel 39:17-21
“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: Tell every kind of bird and all the wild animals: Assemble and come! Gather from all around to My sacrificial feast that I am slaughtering for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel;
Micah 5:8
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a lion among animals of the forest,
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramples
and there is no one to rescue them.
Zechariah 8:20-23
The Lord of Hosts says this: “Peoples will yet come, the residents of many cities;
Zechariah 12:9
On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says
Revelation 11:18
but Your wrath has come.
The time has come
for the dead to be judged
and to give the reward
to Your servants the prophets,
to the saints, and to those who fear Your name,
both small and great,
and the time has come to destroy
those who destroy the earth.