2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 16

2 Chronicles 18:16

Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
2 Chronicles 18:16, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:16 in other translations

BSBSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
WEBHe said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”
ASVAnd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
YLTAnd he saith, ‘I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.'
DARBYAnd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
BBEThen he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
WebsterThen he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

2 Chronicles 18:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
נְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimscatteredH6327
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
כַּצֹּ֕אןka.Tzonlike <the> flockH6629
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֵין\־'ein-notH369
לָהֶ֖ןla.Hen[belongs] to them
רֹעֶ֑הro.'Eha shepherdH7462
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimmastersH113
לָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.leh[belong] to theseH428
יָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vulet them returnH7725
אִישׁ\־'ish-eachH376
לְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.Toto own house hisH1004
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם\׃be.sha.Lomin peaceH7965

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:16

  • Matthew 9:36

    But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • Ezekiel 34:8

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

  • Numbers 27:17

    Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

  • 1 Kings 22:17

    And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

  • Ezekiel 34:5-6

    And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

  • Mark 6:34

    And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

  • Zechariah 10:2

    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.

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  • 2 Samuel 2:7

    Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

  • 1 Kings 22:34-36

    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:33-34

    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.

  • Jeremiah 23:1-2

    Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

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he said.
Mt 26:64
as sheep.
33,34; 1Ki 22:17,34-36; Jer 23:1,2; Eze 34:5,6,8; Zec 10:2; 13:7
Mt 9:36; Mr 6:34
master.
2Sa 2:7; 5:2; 2Ki 10:3

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:15

    And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:16

    Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:17

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

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2 Chronicles 18:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces él dijo: He visto á todo Israel derramado por los montes como ovejas sin pastor: y dijo Jehová: Estos no tienen señor; vuélvase cada uno en paz á su casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Michée dit: J’ai vu tout Israël dispersé sur les montagnes comme un troupeau qui n’a pas de berger; et l’ Éternel a dit: Ceux-ci n’ont pas de seigneur; qu’ils s’en retournent en paix chacun à sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach er: Ich sah ganz Israel auf den Bergen zerstreut wie Schafe, die keinen Hirten haben. Und Jehova sprach: Diese haben keinen Herrn; sie sollen ein jeder nach seinem Hause zurückkehren in Frieden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille ait: Vidi universum Israël dispersum in montibus, sicut oves absque pastore: et dixit Dominus: Non habent isti dominos: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace.