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the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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King James Version (1611 Edition)
Zechariah 2:7
Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
Hebrew Names Version
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
King James Version
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
English Standard Version
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
New Century Version
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
Amplified Bible
"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"
"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Legacy Standard Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Berean Standard Bible
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
Contemporary English Version
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Complete Jewish Bible
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Darby Translation
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Easy-to-Read Version
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Lexham English Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
Literal Translation
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
American Standard Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
English Revised Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
World English Bible
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
Update Bible Version
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
New English Translation
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
New King James Version
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
New Living Translation
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
New Life Bible
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
New Revised Standard
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Revised Standard Version
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Young's Literal Translation
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Contextual Overview
6 Ho, ho, come foorth, and flee from the land of the North, saith the Lord: for I haue spread you abroad as the foure windes of the heauen, sayth the Lord. 7 Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus sayth the Lord of hostes, After the glory hath he sent me vnto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye. 9 For behold, I will shake mine hand vpon them, and they shall bee a spoile to their seruants: and yee shall know that the Lord of hostes hath sent me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deliver: Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 16:34, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 52:11, Jeremiah 50:8, Jeremiah 51:6, Jeremiah 51:45, Acts 2:40, Revelation 18:4
that: Isaiah 52:2, Micah 4:10
daughter: The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians, formerly their servants, under Darius Hystaspes, who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months, demolished its walls, and put 300,000 of the inhabitants to death.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Who is there Psalms 137:8 - daughter Isaiah 47:1 - daughter Isaiah 55:12 - ye shall Jeremiah 31:21 - turn Jeremiah 51:50 - escaped Zechariah 2:6 - and flee
Cross-References
Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates.
And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15
And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.
And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.
Genesis 2:20
And Adam gaue names to all cattell, and to the foule of the aire, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam there was not found an helpe meete for him.
And Adam gaue names to all cattell, and to the foule of the aire, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam there was not found an helpe meete for him.
Genesis 2:21
And the LORD God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and hee slept; and he tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof.
And the LORD God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and hee slept; and he tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof.
Genesis 3:23
Therefore the LORD God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground, from whence he was taken.
Therefore the LORD God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground, from whence he was taken.
Genesis 7:22
All in whose nosethrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
All in whose nosethrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Numbers 16:22
And they fell vpon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shal one man sinne, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?
And they fell vpon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shal one man sinne, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?
Numbers 27:16
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man ouer the Congregation,
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man ouer the Congregation,
Job 4:19
Howe much lesse on them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth.
Howe much lesse on them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth.
Job 27:3
All the while my breath is in mee, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
All the while my breath is in mee, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Deliver thyself, O Zion,.... Or make thy escape, you that belong to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, and ought to have your abode there, and not in Babylon: flee from thence,
that dwelleth [with] the daughter of Babylon; in any of the antichristian states, who are the daughters of Babylon, the mother of harlots, Revelation 17:5 so it may be rendered, "that inhabits the daughter of Babylon" k; dwells in any of the cities, towns, and villages, belonging to it.
k יושבת בת בבל, οι κατοικουντες θυγατερα βαβυλωνος, Sept.; "habitatrix filiae Babel", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "[vel] inhabitans filiam Babel", De Dieu.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Dwellest with the daughter of Babylon - The unusual idiom is perhaps chosen as expressive of God’s tenderness, even to the people who were to be destroyed, from which Israel was to escape.
