2 Chronicles 29:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity today.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For, lo, our fathers{H1} have fallen{H5307} by the sword,{H2719} and our sons{H1121} and our daughters{H1323} and our wives{H802} are in captivity{H7628} for this.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For, lo, our fathers{H1} have fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} by the sword{H2719}, and our sons{H1121} and our daughters{H1323} and our wives{H802} are in captivity{H7628} for this.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For beholde, euen for the same cause fell oure fathers thorow the swerde, oure sonnes doughters and wyues were caryed awaye captyue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For lo, our fathers are fallen by the sword, and our sonnes, and our daughters, and our wiues are in captiuitie for the same cause.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For loe, our fathers were ouerthrowen with the sword, and our sonnes, our daughters, and our wyues were caried away captiue for the same cause.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives `are' in captivity for this.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For see, our fathers have been put to death with the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives have been taken away prisoners because of this.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 28:17 : 17 The Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, taking captives.
  • 2 Chr 28:5-8 : 5 Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him. 6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah in one day because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 7 Zichri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son, as well as Azrikam, the palace officer, and Elkanah, the second to the king. 8 The Israelites took captive 200,000 people from their relatives—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great amount of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is chasing you.
  • Lam 5:7 : 7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

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    7 'From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in great guilt. Because of our sins, we, our kings and priests, have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, captivity, plunder, and humiliation, as it is today.'

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    79%

    8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

  • Jer 9:18-21
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    18 'For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How devastated we are! We are utterly ashamed, for we have left the land and our dwellings have been cast off.”'

    19 'Hear the word of the Lord, you women; let your ears receive the words of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail and one another to mourn.'

    20 'For death has climbed in through our windows and entered our fortresses, cutting off children from the streets and young men from the public squares.'

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    76%

    10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger may turn away from us.

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    13 After everything that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and great guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this—

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  • Amos 7:17
    76%

    17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up with a measuring line, and you yourself will die in a polluted land. Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland.'

  • Neh 9:36-37
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    76%

    36 Here we are today, slaves in the land You gave to our ancestors so they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness—here we are, slaves in it!

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    76%

    5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'

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    76%

    9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

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    75%

    6 For our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their backs on His dwelling place, and walked away.

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    75%

    32 Now therefore, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps His covenant and steadfast love, do not let the hardship that has come upon us—on our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and on all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today—seem insignificant to You.

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    75%

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    2 verses
    75%

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    74%

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    74%

    16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.

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    74%

    25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

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    2 verses
    74%

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    74%

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    2 verses
    74%

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    74%

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    74%

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    73%

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