Jeremiah 6:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

They shall hold the bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They lay hold{H2388} on bow{H7198} and spear;{H3591} they are cruel,{H394} and have no mercy;{H7355} their voice{H6963} roareth{H1993} like the sea,{H3220} and they ride{H7392} upon horses,{H5483} every one set in array,{H6186} as a man{H376} to the battle,{H4421} against thee, O daughter{H1323} of Zion.{H6726}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They shall lay hold{H2388}{(H8686)} on bow{H7198} and spear{H3591}; they are cruel{H394}, and have no mercy{H7355}{(H8762)}; their voice{H6963} roareth{H1993}{(H8799)} like the sea{H3220}; and they ride{H7392}{(H8799)} upon horses{H5483}, set in array{H6186}{(H8803)} as men{H376} for war{H4421} against thee, O daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    wt bowes & wt dartes shal they be weapened: It is a rough & fearce people, an vnmerciful people: their voyce roareth like the see, they ride vpo horses wel apointed to ye batell agaynst the, o doughter Sion.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    With bowe and shield shal they be weaponed: they are cruell and will haue no compassion: their voyce roareth like the sea, and they ride vpon horses, well appointed, like men of warre against thee, O daughter Zion.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    With bowes and with dartes shall they be weaponed, it is a rough and fearce people, & an vnmercifull people: their voyce roareth like the sea, thei ride vpon horses well appointed to the battaile against thee O daughter Sion.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they [are] cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it `is', and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 13:18 : 18 Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye will not spare children.
  • Jer 50:42 : 42 They shall hold the bow and the spear: they are cruel, and will show no mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one set in order, like a man to the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
  • Ezek 23:22-25 : 22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side; 23 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24 And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and shield and helmet all around: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. 25 And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
  • Hab 1:6-9 : 6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. 9 They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind, and they gather captives like sand. 10 They scoff at kings, and the princes are scorned by them; they deride every stronghold, for they heap up dust and take it.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
  • Isa 19:4 : 4 I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up like clouds, and his chariots shall be like a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are ruined.
  • Jer 4:29 : 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell in it.
  • Jer 5:16 : 16 Their quiver is like an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
  • Jer 30:14 : 14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they do not seek you; for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of your iniquity; because your sins have increased.
  • Isa 5:26-30 : 26 And he will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the belt of their waists be loosed, nor the strap of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hooves shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it. 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 50:42
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    42 They shall hold the bow and the spear: they are cruel, and will show no mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one set in order, like a man to the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

  • Hab 1:7-9
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    79%

    7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.

    8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.

    9 They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind, and they gather captives like sand.

  • Jer 6:24-25
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    78%

    24 We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.

    25 Do not go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

  • Isa 5:28-30
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    28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hooves shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

    29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it.

    30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

  • Zech 10:5
    77%

    5 And they shall be like mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in battle. And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  • Jer 50:37
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    37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become like women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

  • Joel 2:5
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    5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains they shall leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people arrayed for battle.

  • Jer 6:22
    76%

    22 Thus says the LORD, Behold, a people comes from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.

  • Jer 5:16-17
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    76%

    16 Their quiver is like an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

    17 And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fortified cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.

  • Jer 8:16
    76%

    16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

  • Ezek 23:24-25
    2 verses
    75%

    24 And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and shield and helmet all around: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.

    25 And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.

  • Ezek 26:8-12
    5 verses
    75%

    8 He shall slay with the sword your daughters in the field; and he shall build a fort against you, and cast a mound against you, and lift up a shield against you.

    9 And he shall set up engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.

    10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you; your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he enters into your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached.

    11 With the hooves of his horses he shall tread down all your streets; he shall slay your people by the sword, and your strong garrisons shall fall to the ground.

    12 And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst of the water.

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    4 For thus has the LORD spoken to me, Like a lion and the young lion roaring over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor humble himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.

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    13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze, and you shall beat in pieces many people, and I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

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    22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

  • Jer 46:9
    74%

    9 Come up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: the Ethiopians and the Libyans, who handle the shield; and the Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.

  • Joel 3:9
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    9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

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    2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and of galloping horses, and of bounding chariots.

    3 The horseman raises both the bright sword and the glittering spear: there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of corpses; and there is no end to their bodies; they stumble upon their corpses:

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    7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and each shall march on his way, and they shall not break their ranks.

  • Jer 18:21
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    21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

  • Ezek 16:40
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    40 They shall also bring up an assembly against you, and they shall stone you with stones, and thrust you through with their swords.

  • Isa 13:18
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    18 Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye will not spare children.

  • Mic 4:11
    73%

    11 Now also are many nations gathered against you, that say, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.'

  • Lam 2:4
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    4 He has bent His bow like an enemy: He stood with His right hand as an adversary, and killed all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: He poured out His fury like fire.

  • Jer 46:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Harness the horses; and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; polish the spears, and put on the armor.

    5 Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled quickly, and do not look back: for fear is all around, says the LORD.

  • Jer 47:3
    73%

    3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

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    3 Against him who bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him who lifts himself up in his armor; and do not spare her young men; utterly destroy all her army.

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    7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?

  • Isa 22:7
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    7 And it shall come to pass that your choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

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    13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions: and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.

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    4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightning.

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    3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her all around; they shall feed everyone in his place.

  • Mic 5:1
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    1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us; they shall strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

  • Lam 1:6
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    6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes have become like deer that find no pasture, and they have gone without strength before the pursuer.

  • Isa 21:15
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    15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the distress of war.

  • Isa 13:5
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    5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

  • Zech 14:2
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    2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women violated; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.