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2 Kings 19:21

21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him:

She despises you, she scorns you,

the virgin daughter of Zion.

Behind you the daughter of Jerusalem

shakes her head.

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2 Kings 19:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:

“ ‘Virgin Daughter Zion

despises you and mocks you.

Daughter Jerusalem

tosses her head as you flee.

2 Kings 19:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:

“She despises you, she scorns you—

the virgin daughter of Zion;

she wags her head behind you—

the daughter of Jerusalem.

2 Kings 19:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him;

The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn;

The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

2 Kings 19:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 And the Lord has spoken this word against him:

“The virgin daughter of Zion

despises you and laughs at you.

The daughter of Jerusalem

shakes her head in derision as you flee.

2 Kings 19:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him:

‘The virgin, the daughter of Zion,

Has despised you, laughed you to scorn;

The daughter of Jerusalem

Has shaken her head behind your back!

2 Kings 19:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 This is what the Lord has said against Sennacherib:

‘The people of Jerusalem

hate you and make fun of you.

The people of Jerusalem

laugh at you as you run away.

2 Kings 19:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 This is the word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

2 Kings 19:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 This is the word that Jehovah has spoken against him: The virgin-daughter of Zion despiseth thee, laugheth thee to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem shaketh her head at thee.

2 Kings 19:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 This is the message that the Lord speaks to him, 

‘My dear people in Zion despise you and laugh at you. 

My people in Jerusalem shake their heads behind your back. 

2 Kings 19:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 This is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

Virgin Daughter Zion

despises you and scorns you:

Daughter Jerusalem

shakes her head behind your back.

2 Kings 19:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:

She despises you, she scorns you—

virgin daughter Zion;

she tosses her head—behind your back,

daughter Jerusalem.

2 Kings 19:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 “Here is the message the Lord has spoken against him. The Lord says,

“ ‘You will not win the battle over Zion.

Its people hate you and make fun of you.

The people of Jerusalem lift up their heads proudly

as you run away.

2 Kings 19:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:

‘She has despised you and mocked you,

The virgin daughter of Zion;

She has shaken her head behind you,

The daughter of Jerusalem!


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