Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,

New American Standard Bible

They quickly forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,

King James Version

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Holman Bible

They soon forgot His works
and would not wait for His counsel.

International Standard Version

But they quickly forgot his deeds and did not wait for his counsel.

A Conservative Version

They soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel,

American Standard Version

They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,

Amplified


But they quickly forgot His works;
They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],

Darby Translation

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Julia Smith Translation

They hastened; they forget his works; they waited not for his counsel.

King James 2000

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Lexham Expanded Bible

They quickly forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

Modern King James verseion

They hurried and forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But within a while they forgot his works, and would not abide his counsel.

NET Bible

They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.

New Heart English Bible

They soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel,

The Emphasized Bible

Soon forgat they his works, - They waited not for his counsel;

Webster

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

World English Bible

They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,

Youngs Literal Translation

They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁכח שׁכח 
Shakach 
Usage: 102

מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

חכה 
Chakah 
Usage: 14

Verse Info

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

12 Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise. 13 But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him, 14 They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.


Cross References

Exodus 15:24

And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?

Exodus 16:2

And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:

Psalm 78:11

They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.

Exodus 15:17

You will take them in, planting them in the mountain of your heritage, the place, O Lord, where you have made your house, the holy place, O Lord, the building of your hands.

Exodus 17:2

So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?

Exodus 17:7

And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

Psalm 107:11

Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

Proverbs 1:25

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

Proverbs 1:30

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

Isaiah 48:17-18

The Lord who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, I am the Lord your God, who is teaching you for your profit, guiding you by the way in which you are to go.

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