Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah

New American Standard Bible

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

King James Version

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Holman Bible

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?Selah

International Standard Version

You people, how long will you malign my reputation? How long will you love what is vain and what is false? Interlude

A Conservative Version

O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Amplified


O sons of men, how long will my honor and glory be [turned into] shame?
How long will you [my enemies] love worthless (vain, futile) things and seek deception and lies? Selah.

Bible in Basic English

O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

Darby Translation

Ye sons of men, till when is my glory to be put to shame? How long will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

Sons of man, how long mine honor for shame? Ye will love emptiness, ye. will seek falsehood. Silence.

King James 2000

O you sons of men, how long will you turn my glory into shame? how long will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? [How long] will you love vanity? [How long] will you seek lies? Selah

Modern King James verseion

O sons of men, how long will you turn My glory into shame? Will you love vanity and seek after a lie? Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

NET Bible

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Ye sons of the great! how long, turning my glory to contempt, will ye love emptiness, will ye seek falsehood? Selah.

Webster

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

World English Bible

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Sons of men! till when is my glory for shame? Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

A Night Prayer

1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah 3 But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.


Cross References

Psalm 3:3

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.

Psalm 5:6

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Numbers 14:11

And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

1 Samuel 12:21

and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

Psalm 2:1

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

Psalm 14:6

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

Psalm 31:6

I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 58:1

Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Psalm 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 72:2

He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

Psalm 106:20

Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Isaiah 20:5

And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.

Isaiah 59:4

None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 2:5

thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Jeremiah 2:11

Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

Jeremiah 9:3

And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.

Hosea 4:7

As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.

Jonah 2:8

They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

1 Corinthians 1:31

that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

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