Joshua 3:16 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ immediately the water stopped flowing and piled up like a wall. The water piled up high a long way up the river—all the way to Adam (a town near Zarethan). And the water flowing down to the sea of Arabah (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. The people crossed the river near Jericho.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ that the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap far off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt [Dead] Sea, were wholly cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. [Ps. 114.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But at that moment the water of the Jordan coming downstream stood still. It rose up as a single heap very far off, just below Adam, which is the city next to Zarethan. The water going down to the desert sea (that is, the Dead Sea) was cut off completely. The people crossed opposite Jericho.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ the descending waters stood still in one place, and, swelling up like a mountain, they were seen from far away, from the city that is called Adam, even as far as the place of Zarethan. But those that were lower ran down into the Sea of the Wilderness, (which is now called the Dead Sea,) until they entirely passed away.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath ran down into the sea of the wilderness (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed.

Joshua 3:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 14:3

All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.)

1 Kings 4:12

Baana son of Ahilud was governor of Taanach and Megiddo and all of Beth Shean next to Zarethan. This was below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah across from Jokmeam.

1 Kings 7:46

Solomon never weighed the bronze that was used to make these things. There was too much to weigh. So the total weight of all the bronze was never known. The king ordered these things to be made near the Jordan River between Succoth and Zarethan. They made them by melting the bronze and pouring it into molds in the ground.

Psalm 114:3

The Red Sea saw this and ran away. The Jordan River turned and ran.

Psalm 114:5

Red Sea, why did you run away? Jordan River, why did you turn and run away?

Psalm 29:10

The Lord ruled as king at the time of the flood, and the Lord will rule as king forever.

Psalm 33:7

He gathered together the water of the sea. He put the ocean in its place.

Psalm 66:6

He changed the sea to dry land, and his people went across the water on foot. So let’s celebrate because of what he has done!

Psalm 74:15

You make the springs and rivers flow, and you make the rivers dry up.

Psalm 77:19

You walked through the water and crossed the deep sea, but you left no footprints.

Psalm 78:13

He split the Red Sea and led the people across. The water stood like a solid wall on both sides of them.

Exodus 14:21

Moses raised his hand over the Red Sea, and the Lord caused a strong wind to blow from the east. The wind blew all night long. The sea split, and the wind made the ground dry.

Exodus 14:22

The Israelites went through the sea on dry land. The water was like a wall on their right and on their left.

Exodus 14:29

But the Israelites crossed the sea on dry land. The water was like a wall on their right and on their left.

Exodus 15:8

The wind you sent in anger piled the water high. The flowing water became a wall, solid to its deepest parts.

Isaiah 50:2

I came home and found no one there. I called and called, but no one answered. Do you think I cannot get you back? Do you think I cannot save you? Look, if I gave the command, the ocean would dry up! I can turn rivers into a desert. The fish would die without water, and their bodies would rot.

Ezekiel 47:8

He said to me, “This water flows east, down to the Arabah Valley.

Nahum 1:4

He will speak harshly to the sea, and it will become dry. He will dry up all the rivers. The rich lands of Bashan and Carmel become dry and dead. The flowers in Lebanon fade away.

Habakkuk 3:8

Lord, were you angry at the rivers? Were you angry at the streams? Were you angry at the sea? Were you angry when you rode your horses and chariots to victory?

Numbers 34:3

On the south, you will get part of the desert of Zin near Edom. Your southern border will start at the south end of the Dead Sea.

Deuteronomy 1:1

These are the commands that Moses gave the Israelites while they were in the Jordan Valley, in the desert east of the Jordan River. This was across from Suph, between the desert of Paran and the cities Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Jordan River near the desert is their western border. Lake Galilee is north of this area and the Dead Sea is to the south. It is at the bottom of the cliffs of Pisgah, which are to the east.

Joshua 12:3

He also ruled over the eastern side of the Jordan Valley from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea (Salt Sea). And he ruled from Beth Jeshimoth to the south to the hills of Pisgah.

Joshua 15:2

The southern border of Judah’s land started at the south end of the Dead Sea.

Joshua 16:7

Then it went from Janoah down to Ataroth and to Naarah. The border continued until it touched Jericho and ended at the Jordan River.

Joshua 3:13

The priests will carry the Holy Box of the Lord. He is the Lord of the whole world. They will carry that Box in front of you into the Jordan River. When they enter the water, the water of the Jordan River will stop flowing and fill behind that place like at a dam.”

Joshua 4:22

Tell them, ‘These rocks help us remember the way the people of Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry land.’

Joshua 5:1

So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the Israelites finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very frightened. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the Israelites.

Judges 7:22

When Gideon’s 300 men blew their trumpets, the Lord caused the men of Midian to kill each other with their swords. The enemy army ran away to the city of Beth Shittah, which is toward the city of Zererah. They ran as far as the border of the city of Abel Meholah, which is near the city of Tabbath.