Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.

King James Version

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Holman Bible

While you lie among the sheepfolds,
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.

International Standard Version

When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold."

A Conservative Version

Though ye lay between two boundaries, [it is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.

American Standard Version

When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

Amplified


When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

Bible in Basic English

Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

Darby Translation

Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

Julia Smith Translation

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

King James 2000

Though you have slept among the sheepfolds, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Though you [men] lie down between the sheepfolds, [you will be like the] wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold."

Modern King James verseion

When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Though ye have lain among the sheep-folds, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold.

NET Bible

When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

New Heart English Bible

while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

The Emphasized Bible

Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

Webster

Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

World English Bible

while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

Youngs Literal Translation

Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

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Context Readings

God's Majestic Power

12 Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”
13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.


Cross References

Genesis 49:14

“Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.

Exodus 1:14

and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously imposed on them.

Judges 5:16

“Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the piping for the flocks?
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great searchings of heart.

1 Kings 4:20-21

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

Psalm 74:19

Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

Psalm 81:6

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden,
His hands were freed from the basket.

Psalm 105:37

Then He brought them out with silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Ezekiel 16:6-14

“When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’

Luke 15:16

And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

1 Corinthians 12:2

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Ephesians 5:26-27

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Titus 3:3

For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Revelation 1:5-6

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—

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