Verse List for ZEC 10:2

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OET (OET-RV) Diviners tell deceitful dreams and give empty comfort ⇔ because household idols speak falsely and so those diviners envision something that’s a lie. ⇔ Therefore the people wander like sheep and suffer because there’s no shepherd.

OET-LV If/because the_teraphim they _speak wickedness and_the_diviners they _see falsehood and_the _dreams _of (the)_worthlessness[fn] they _speak futility they_comfort therefore yes/correct/thus/so they _have _set _out like sheep they _are _afflicted if/because there_is_not a _shepherd.

ULT For household idols speak iniquity, ⇔  and the diviners envision a lie, ⇔  and they speak dreams of emptiness; with vanity they comfort, ⇔ therefore they journey like a flock; ⇔  they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

UST The household idols that people consult tell them worthless things, and those who practice divination see false visions; the dreams they describe are lies, and the comfort they give is empty. So the people wander about helplessly and suffer, because they have no leader to guide and protect them, just as sheep suffer when they have no shepherd.

BSB & MSB For idols speak deceit ⇔  and diviners see illusions; ⇔ they tell false dreams ⇔  and offer empty comfort. ⇔ Therefore the people wander like sheep, ⇔  oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

OEB But the household gods speak nonsense, ⇔ and the diviners see lies, ⇔ and relate idle dreams. ⇔ In vain they offer comfort, ⇔ so the people wander like sheep, ⇔ They suffer because there is no shepherd.

WEBBE & WMBB For the teraphim[fn] have spoken vanity, ⇔  and the diviners have seen a lie; ⇔  and they have told false dreams. ⇔ They comfort in vain. ⇔  Therefore they go their way like sheep. ⇔  They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.

NET For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd.

LSV Because the teraphim spoke iniquity,
And the diviners have seen a falsehood,
And dreams of the vanity they speak,
[With] vanity they give comfort,
Therefore they have journeyed as a flock,
They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

FBV Household idols give worthless answers, fortune-tellers tell lies, while interpreters of dreams just make things up and offer only false hope. As a result, people wander aimlessly like sheep, suffering because there is no shepherd.

T4T What people think that the idols in their houses suggest is only nonsense, ⇔  and people who say that they can interpret dreams tell only lies. ⇔ When they tell people things to comfort them, what they say is useless, ⇔  so the people who ◄consult/trust in► them are like lost sheep; ⇔ they are attacked because they have no one to protect them ⇔  like [MET] a shepherd protects his sheep.

LEB • Because the household gods[fn] speak deceit,
• and those who practice divination see a lie,
• and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain.
• Therefore the people wander like sheep;[fn]
• they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

BBE For the images have said what is not true, and the readers of signs have seen deceit; they have given accounts of false dreams, they give comfort to no purpose: so they go out of the way like sheep, they are troubled because they have no keeper.

Moff What idols say is useless, ⇔ the sorcerer’s vision is a lie, ⇔ dreamers are but deceivers, ⇔ idle their promises; ⇔ ’tis they who make the people stray like sheep, ⇔ wandering for lack of any shepherd.

JPS For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and the dreams speak falsely, they comfort in vain; therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

ASV For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

DRA For the idols have spoken what was unprofitable, and the diviners have seen a lie, and the dreamers have spoken vanity: they comforted in vain: therefore they were led away as a dock: they shall be afflicted, because they have no shepherd.

YLT Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

Drby For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams: they comfort in vain. Therefore they have gone away as a flock, they are in distress, because there is no shepherd.

RV For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

SLT For the family gods spake vanity, and the diviners saw falsehood, and they will speak dreams of falsehood they will comfort in vain: for this, they removed as a flock, they were afflicted for there was no shepherd.

Wbstr For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled because there was no shepherd.

KJB-1769 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]For the idoles haue spoken vanitie, and the diuiners haue seene a lye, and haue told false dreames; they comfort in vaine: therefore they went their way as a flocke, they were troubled because there was no shepheard.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps For vaine is the aunswere of idols, the soothsayers see lyes, & the dreamers tell but vaine thinges, the comfort that they geue is nothing worth: therefore they went away lyke a flocke of sheepe, and were troubled, because they had no shephearde.
(For vain is the answer of idols, the soothsayers see lies, and the dreamers tell but vain things, the comfort that they give is nothing worth: therefore they went away like a flock of sheep, and were troubled, because they had no shepherd.)

Gnva Surely the idols haue spoken vanitie, and the southsayers haue seene a lye, and the dreamers haue tolde a vaine thing: they comfort in vaine: therefore they went away as sheepe: they were troubled, because there was no shepheard.
(Surely the idols have spoken vanity, and the southsayers have seen a lie, and the dreamers have told a vain thing: they comfort in vain: therefore they went away as sheep: they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.)

Cvdl For vayne is the answere of Idols. The soythsayers se lyes, and tell but vayne dreames: the comforth that they geue, is nothynge worth. Therfore go they astraye like a flocke of shepe, ad are troubled, because they haue no shepherde.
(For vain is the answer of Idols. The soothsayers see lies, and tell but vain dreams: the comforth that they give, is nothing worth. Therefore go they astray like a flock of sheep, and are troubled, because they have no shepherd.)

Wycl For symylacris spaken vnprofitable thing, and diuynours saien leesyng; and dremeris spaken veynli, ydily thei coumfortiden; therfor thei ben led awei as a floc, thei schulen be turmentid, for a scheepherd is not to hem.
(For images spoke unprofitable thing, and diuynours saien falsehood; and dremeris spoke vainly, ydily they comfortedn; therefore they been led away as a flock, they should be tormented, for a shepherd is not to hem.)

Luth Denn die Götzen reden eitel Mühe, und die Wahrsager sehen eitel Lüge und reden vergebliche Träume, und ihr Trösten ist nichts; darum gehen sie in der Irre wie eine Herde und sind verschmachtet, weil kein Hirte da ist.
(Because the idols talk(v) vain effort/toil/trouble, and the fortune-teller see vain lie(n)/falsehood and talk(v) vaine dreams, and you(pl)/their/her Comfortn is nothing; therefore go they/she/them in the/of_the lunatic/crazy_(one) as/like a/one herd and are languishes, because no/not shepherd there is.)

ClVg Quia simulacra locuta sunt inutile, et divini viderunt mendacium: et somniatores locuti sunt frustra, vane consolabantur: idcirco abducti sunt quasi grex: affligentur, quia non est eis pastor.
(Because images spoken are inutile, and divine they_saw a_lie: and dreamers spoke are in_vain, vane consolabantur: therefore abducti are as_if flock: affligentur, because not/no it_is to_them pastor.)

UHB כִּ֧י הַ⁠תְּרָפִ֣ים דִּבְּרוּ־אָ֗וֶן וְ⁠הַ⁠קּֽוֹסְמִים֙ חָ֣זוּ שֶׁ֔קֶר וַֽ⁠חֲלֹמוֹת֙ הַ⁠שָּׁ֣וא יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ הֶ֖בֶל יְנַֽחֵמ֑וּ⁠ן עַל־כֵּן֙ נָסְע֣וּ כְמוֹ־צֹ֔אן יַעֲנ֖וּ כִּֽי־אֵ֥ין רֹעֶֽה׃פ ‡

BrLXX Διότι οἱ ἀποφθεγγόμενοι ἐλάλησαν κόπους, καὶ οἱ μάντεις ὁράσεις ψευδεῖς, καὶ τὰ ἐνύπνια ψευδῆ ἐλάλουν, μάταια παρεκάλουν· διατοῦτο ἐξηράνθησαν ὡς πρόβατα, καὶ ἐκακώθησαν, διότι οὐκ ἦν ἴασις.

BrTr For the speakers have uttered grievous things, and the diviners have [fn]seen false visions, and they have spoken false dreams, they have given vain comfort: therefore have they [fn]fallen away like sheep, and been afflicted, because there was no healing.