Now shall the islands tremble in the day of your fall; yes, the islands that are in the sea shall be dismayed at your departure.
Parallel translations
- KJV Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
- BSB Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
- NKJV Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.” ’
- NASB ‘Now the coastlands will tremble On the day of your downfall; Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea Will be horrified at your passing.’ ”
- NLT Now the coastlands tremble at your fall. The islands are dismayed as you disappear.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 26:15Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre: shall not the islands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made within you?
- Isa 23:5–7When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
- Isa 23:10–12Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
- Ezek 27:35All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.
- Ezek 27:28–30At the sound of the cry of your pilots the suburbs shall shake.
- Isa 41:5The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
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