However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
- BSB Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
- NKJV However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”
- NASB However, since by this deed you have shown utter disrespect for the Lord, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die.”
- NLT Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.”
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Cross-references & the web
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- Rom 2:24For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
- Isa 52:5“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.
- Ps 89:31–33if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;
- Heb 12:6For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.”
- Rev 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Prov 3:11–12My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
- Ps 94:12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law;
- Ps 74:10How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
- Ezek 36:20–23When they came to the nations, where they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the people of Yahweh, and are gone out of his land.
- Neh 5:9Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
- Amos 3:2“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”
- Matt 18:7“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
- 1 Cor 11:32But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
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