“Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.”
King James Version (KJV)
32:14 Like oil - A figurative expression, signifying, there shall be such an universal sadness and heaviness upon the whole nation, that the very rivers which used to flow briskly, shall grow deep, and slow, and heavy.
Then will I make their waters deepe, and cause their riuers to runne like oyle, saith the Lord God.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Then I will make their waters settle And will cause their rivers to run like oil, Declares the Lord GOD."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then I will make their waters clear and their rivers will be flowing like oil, says the Lord.
- Basic English Bible
Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- Darby Bible
Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
- Webster's Bible
Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, says the Lord Yahweh.
- World English Bible
Then do I cause their waters to sink, And their rivers as oil I cause to go, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then will I make their waters to settle, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible