Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

To shoot from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

King James Version

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Holman Bible

shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.

International Standard Version

shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing.

A Conservative Version

that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

American Standard Version

That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Amplified


To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

Bible in Basic English

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

Darby Translation

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Julia Smith Translation

To shoot down the blameless one in secret things: suddenly they will shoot, and they will not be afraid.

King James 2000

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Lexham Expanded Bible

to shoot from their hiding places [at the] blameless. Suddenly they shoot [at] him and do not fear.

Modern King James verseion

so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That they may privily hurt the innocent, and suddenly hit him without any fear.

NET Bible

in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

New Heart English Bible

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

The Emphasized Bible

To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

Webster

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

World English Bible

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

Youngs Literal Translation

To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

References

Easton

Bow

Verse Info

Context Readings

Protection From Evildoers

3 Who whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words 4 To shoot from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter; they attempt to hide the snares; they say, Who shall see them?


Cross References

Psalm 55:19

God shall hear and bring them down, even he that abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, nor do they fear God.

1 Samuel 18:11

And Saul cast the spear, saying, I will smite David to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

1 Samuel 19:10

And Saul sought to smite David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, who smote the spear into the wall; and David fled and escaped that night.

2 Samuel 15:14

Then David said unto all his slaves that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee, for we shall not otherwise escape from Absalom; make speed to depart lest he overtake us suddenly and bring evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

Nehemiah 4:11

And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see until we come in the midst among them and slay them and cause the work to cease.

Psalm 10:8-9

He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places he murders the innocent: his eyes are secretly set against the poor.

Psalm 11:2

For, behold, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

Psalm 59:3-4

For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul; the strong are gathered against me; I am not in rebellion, nor in sin, O LORD.

Psalm 64:7

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Habakkuk 3:14

Thou didst strike through with his staffs the heads of his villages, who as a whirlwind attempted to scatter me; their pride was as to devour the poor secretly.

John 19:6

When the princes of the priests and the servants saw him, they cried out, saying, crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said unto them, Take him, and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.

1 Peter 2:22-23

who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth,

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