Isaiah 45:10
Woe to those who say to a father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to a mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
KJV1611 – Modern English
Woe to him who says to his father, What are you begetting? or to the woman, What have you brought forth?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Woe{H1945} unto him that saith{H559} unto a father,{H1} What begettest{H3205} thou? or to a woman,{H802} With what travailest{H2342} thou?
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Woe{H1945} unto him that saith{H559}{(H8802)} unto his father{H1}, What begettest{H3205}{(H8686)} thou? or to the woman{H802}, What hast thou brought forth{H2342}{(H8799)}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wo be vnto him, yt saieth to his father: why begettest thou? And to his mother: why bearest thou?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Woe vnto him that sayeth to his father, What hast thou begotten? or to his mother, What hast thou brought foorth?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Wo be vnto hym that saieth to his father, what begettest thou? and to his mother, what bearest thou?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Woe unto him that saith unto [his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Webster's Bible (1833)
Woe to him who says to a father, "What have you become the father of?" or to a woman, "With what do you travail?"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Wo `to' him who is saying to a father, `What dost thou beget?' Or to a wife, `What dost thou bring forth?
American Standard Version (1901)
Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?
American Standard Version (1901)
Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?
World English Bible (2000)
Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Danger awaits one who says to his father,“What in the world are you fathering?” and to his mother,“What in the world are you bringing forth?”
Referenced Verses
- Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- Mal 1:6 : 6 A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am a father, where is the honor I deserve? If I am a master, where is the respect due me? says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise my name. But you ask, 'How have we despised your name?'
- Heb 12:9 : 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
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