Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
13:24-27 The divine Judge decreed condemnation. 13:24 I will scatter you like chaff: This word-picture represented the exile of the people of Judah. Cp. Ps 1:4-5.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
13:24-27 The divine Judge decreed condemnation. 13:24 I will scatter you like chaff: This word-picture represented the exile of the people of Judah. Cp. Ps 1:4-5.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם כְּקַשׁ־עֹובֵ֑ר לְר֖וּחַ מִדְבָּֽר׃
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
“Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
So I will send them in all directions, as dry grass is taken away by the wind of the waste land.