Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

New American Standard Bible

They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

King James Version

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Holman Bible

They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

International Standard Version

They surrounded me like bees; but they will be extinguished like burning thorns. In the name of the LORD I will defeat them.

A Conservative Version

They encompassed me around like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.

American Standard Version

They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

Amplified


They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

Bible in Basic English

They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

Darby Translation

They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.

Julia Smith Translation

They surrounded me as bees; they were quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of Jehovah for I will destroy them.

King James 2000

They encompassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

Modern King James verseion

They surround me like bees; they are put out like the fire of thorns; for in the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They came about me like bees, and are extinguished even as the fire among the thorns; for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

NET Bible

They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

New Heart English Bible

They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of the LORD I cut them off.

The Emphasized Bible

They have compassed me about like wax bees, they have blazed up like the fire of thorns, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised.

Webster

They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

World English Bible

They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּברה דּבורה 
D@bowrah 
bee
Usage: 4

דּעך 
Da`ak 
Usage: 9

as the fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

of thorns
קץ קוץ 
Qowts 
Usage: 12

for in the name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

of the Lord

Usage: 0

I will destroy
מוּל 
Muwl 
Usage: 37

References

Easton

Bee

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Bee

Smith

Bee

Watsons

Context Readings

Praise To God For His Loyal Love

11 They have compassed me about, Yea, they have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off. 12 They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off. 13 Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:44

and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah.

Psalm 58:9

Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.

Nahum 1:10

For while princes are perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

1 Samuel 17:45

And David saith unto the Philistine, 'Thou art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with buckler, and I am coming unto thee in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, God of the ranks of Israel, which thou hast reproached.

2 Samuel 23:6

As to the worthless -- As a thorn driven away are all of them, For -- not by hand are they taken;

1 Chronicles 14:10-11

and David asketh of God, saying, 'Do I go up against the Philistines -- and hast Thou given them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith to him, 'Go up, and I have given them into thy hand.'

1 Chronicles 14:14-16

and David asketh again of God, and God saith to him, 'Do not go up after them, turn round from them, and thou hast come to them from over-against the mulberries;

2 Chronicles 14:11-12

And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou art; let him not prevail with Thee -- mortal man!

2 Chronicles 16:7-9

And at that time hath Hanani the seer come in unto Asa king of Judah, and saith unto him, 'Because of thy leaning on the king of Aram, and thou hast not leaned on Jehovah thy God, therefore hath the force of the king of Aram escaped from thy hand.

2 Chronicles 20:17-22

Not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem -- be not afraid nor fear ye -- to-morrow go out before them, and Jehovah is with you.'

2 Chronicles 22:7-8

and from God hath been the destruction of Ahaziah, to come unto Joram: and in his coming he hath gone out with Jehoram unto Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Psalm 8:9

Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth!

Psalm 20:1

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,

Psalm 20:5

We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests.

Psalm 83:14-15

As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

Isaiah 27:4

Fury is not in Me; Who giveth Me a brier -- a thorn in battle? I step into it, I burn it at once.

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