2 Chronicles 30:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The couriers went from city to city throughout the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as Zebulun, but the people laughed at them and mocked them.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So the posts{H7323} passed{H5674} from city{H5892} to city{H5892} through the country{H776} of Ephraim{H669} and Manasseh,{H4519} even unto Zebulun:{H2074} but they laughed them to scorn,{H7832} and mocked{H3932} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So the posts{H7323}{(H8801)} passed{H5674}{(H8802)} from city{H5892} to city{H5892} through the country{H776} of Ephraim{H669} and Manasseh{H4519} even unto Zebulun{H2074}: but they laughed them to scorn{H7832}{(H8688)}, and mocked{H3932}{(H8688)} them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the postes wente from one cite to another in the londe of Ephraim and Manasses, and vnto Zabulon. But they mocked them and laughed them to scorne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the postes went from citie to citie thorow the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, euen vnto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorne, and mocked them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so the postes went from citie to citie in the lande of Ephraim & Manasse, euen vnto Zabulon: but they laughed them to scorne, and mocked them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun: but they ridiculed them, and mocked them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun: but they ridiculed them, and mocked them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
  • 2 Chr 30:6 : 6 Couriers went with the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah, proclaiming the king’s command: 'Return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.'
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, "Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But to his sons-in-law, he seemed to be joking.
  • Neh 2:19 : 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
  • Esth 3:13 : 13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, ordering the destruction, killing, and annihilation of all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in the citadel of Susa. And while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in confusion.
  • Esth 8:10 : 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent the letters by mounted couriers riding fast horses bred from royal mares.
  • Esth 8:14 : 14 The couriers riding the royal horses raced out in haste, pressed on by the king's command. The decree was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
  • Job 9:25 : 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good.
  • Job 12:4 : 4 "I have become a laughingstock to my friends, I who called on God and He answered me, a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!"
  • Luke 8:53 : 53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she had died.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.
  • Luke 22:63-64 : 63 The men who were holding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'
  • Luke 23:35 : 35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even mocked Him, saying, 'He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.'
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'
  • Heb 11:36 : 36 Still others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 30:11
    79%

    11 Nevertheless, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 36:16
    73%

    16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.

  • 2 Chr 30:6
    71%

    6 Couriers went with the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah, proclaiming the king’s command: 'Return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.'

  • Hab 1:10
    70%

    10 They mock kings, and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to capture it.

  • Isa 28:14
    70%

    14 Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 2:19
    70%

    19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

  • 2 Chr 29:8
    69%

    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 48:27
    69%

    27 Was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you speak of him you wag your head in scorn?

  • Jer 18:16
    69%

    16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.

  • 2 Chr 24:19
    69%

    19 The Lord sent prophets among them to bring them back to Him, but though the prophets testified against them, they refused to listen.

  • 2 Chr 33:10
    69%

    10 The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.

  • Ps 22:7
    69%

    7 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.

  • Isa 37:22
    69%

    22 this is the word the LORD has spoken against him: 'The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises and mocks you. The Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head as you flee.

  • Hos 7:10
    68%

    10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him, yet they do not return to the LORD their God or seek him in all this.

  • Zeph 2:10
    68%

    10 This will be their lot in return for their pride, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of Hosts.

  • Hos 10:6
    68%

    6 It will also be carried off to Assyria as a tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced, Israel will be ashamed because of its own counsel.

  • Prov 1:26
    68%

    26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,

  • Ps 80:6
    68%

    6 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears in abundance.

  • Ps 44:13
    68%

    13 You sold Your people for nothing and made no profit from their sale.

  • Lam 2:15
    68%

    15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 'Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?'

  • Ps 79:4
    68%

    4 We have become an object of scorn to our neighbors, mocked and ridiculed by those around us.

  • Job 29:24
    68%

    24 When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; and the light of my face brought them no discouragement.

  • Ps 59:8
    68%

    8 See how they spew out insults; their lips are sharp like swords, and they say, 'Who can hear us?'

  • 2 Kgs 19:21
    67%

    21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: 'The Virgin Daughter Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head at you as you flee.'

  • Lam 1:7
    67%

    7 In the days of her affliction and wandering, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one to help her. Her enemies saw her and mocked her downfall.

  • Judg 6:35
    67%

    35 He also sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, calling them to arms, and to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali. They too came up to meet him.

  • Matt 27:41
    67%

    41 In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

  • 2 Chr 30:9
    67%

    9 If you return to the LORD, your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by those who took them captive, and they will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.

  • Neh 4:1
    67%

    1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

  • Josh 19:27
    67%

    27 It turned eastward to Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the left.

  • Jer 14:3
    67%

    3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads.

  • Jer 24:9
    67%

    9 I will make them a horror and an object of calamity among all the kingdoms of the earth—a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I drive them.

  • 2 Chr 28:11
    67%

    11 Now listen to me! Send back your captives whom you have taken from your relatives, for the LORD’s fierce anger is against you.

  • Ps 2:4
    67%

    4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

  • Neh 9:26
    67%

    26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You. They cast Your law behind their backs and killed Your prophets who warned them to turn back to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

  • 2 Chr 25:10
    67%

    10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left in a rage.

  • Job 30:1
    66%

    1 But now, those younger than I mock me—people whose fathers I would have refused to place with my sheepdogs.

  • Isa 10:31
    66%

    31 Madmenah flees; the inhabitants of Gebim take refuge.

  • Lam 4:16
    66%

    16 The LORD Himself has scattered them; He will no longer watch over them. The priests are not honored, and the elders receive no favor.

  • Isa 9:13
    66%

    13 So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

  • 2 Kgs 2:23
    66%

    23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and mocked him. 'Get out of here, baldy!' they said. 'Get out of here, baldy!'

  • Job 13:9
    66%

    9 Would it be well when He examines you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a mortal?

  • Isa 28:22
    66%

    22 Now do not mock, or your chains will be even heavier, for I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

  • Neh 9:30
    66%

    30 For many years, You were patient with them. You warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

  • Jer 16:10
    66%

    10 When you tell these people all these words, they will ask you, 'Why has the LORD declared such a great calamity against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?'

  • Ezra 10:7
    66%

    7 A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.

  • Hos 10:10
    66%

    10 When I desire, I will discipline them, and nations will be gathered against them to bind them for their double iniquities.

  • Ps 52:6
    66%

    6 You love all words that destroy, O deceitful tongue.

  • Zeph 2:8
    66%

    8 I have heard the taunts of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have reproached My people and enlarged their borders.