“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘An evil! A unique evil! Behold, it comes.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
- BSB This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming!
- NKJV “Thus says the Lord God: ‘A disaster, a singular disaster; Behold, it has come!
- NASB “This is what the Lord God says: ‘A disaster, a unique disaster, behold, it is coming!
- NLT “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Disaster after disaster is coming your way!
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Nah 1:9What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.
- Ezek 5:9I will do in you that which I have not done, and which I will not do any more the like, because of all your abominations.
- 2 Kgs 21:12–13therefore Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
- Dan 9:12He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such has not been done as has been done to Jerusalem.
- Matt 24:21for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
- 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.”
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