Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee are our eyes.'
New American Standard Bible
O our God,
King James Version
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
Holman Bible
Our God, will You not judge them?
International Standard Version
Our God, you are going to punish them, aren't you? We have no strength to face this vast multitude that has come against us, nor do we know what to do, except that our eyes are on you."
A Conservative Version
O our God, will thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. Neither do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.
American Standard Version
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.
Amplified
O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless against this great multitude which is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
Bible in Basic English
O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.
Darby Translation
Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.
Julia Smith Translation
O our God, wilt thou not judge against them? for no power in us before this great multitude coming against us; and we shall not know what we shall do: for our eyes are upon thee.
King James 2000
O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O our God, will you not judge them, for there is no power in us before this great multitude that is coming against us. Now we do not know what we shall do, for our eyes [are] upon you."
Modern King James verseion
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no might against this great company which comes against us. Nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that cometh against us. Neither know we what to do: but our eyes be unto thee."
NET Bible
Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don't know what we should do; we look to you for help."
New Heart English Bible
Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you."
The Emphasized Bible
O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us, - we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
Webster
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
World English Bible
Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you."
Themes
Afflictions, Prayer During » For protection and preservation from enemies
the Ammonites » Miraculous defeat of
Battle » Prayer before » By jehoshaphat
Dependence » Human weakness renders men dependent upon God
Faith » Example of victorious » Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Religious zeal of
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Prayer » Answered » Jehoshaphat, for victory over the canaanites
Prayer, answers to » Jehoshaphat
public Prayer » Exemplified » Jehoshaphat
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Jehoshaphat
Interlinear
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Shaphat
Koach
Paniym
Rab
Hamown
Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat's Prayer
11 and lo, they are recompensing to us -- to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess. 12 O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee are our eyes.' 13 And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 25:15
Mine eyes are continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet.
Judges 11:27
And I -- I have not sinned against thee, and thou art doing with me evil -- to fight against me. Jehovah, the Judge, doth judge to-day between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.'
Psalm 121:1-2
A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?
Psalm 123:1-2
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
1 Samuel 3:13
and I have declared to him that I am judging his house -- to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them,
Psalm 141:8
But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, are mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
Deuteronomy 32:36
For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants doth repent Himself. For He seeth -- the going away of power, And none is restrained and left.
1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, 'Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.'
2 Samuel 14:11
And she saith, 'Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God, that the redeemer of blood add not to destroy, and they destroy not my son;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth; if there doth fall of the hair of thy son to the earth.'
2 Kings 6:15
And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, 'Alas! my lord, how do we do?'
Psalm 7:6
Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
Psalm 7:8
Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
Psalm 9:19
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
Psalm 43:1
Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,
Isaiah 2:4
And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more -- war.
Isaiah 42:4
He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.
Joel 3:12
Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.
Jonah 2:4
And I -- I said: I have been cast out from before Thine eyes, (Yet I add to look unto Thy holy temple!)
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above our power, so that we despaired even of life;
Revelation 19:11
And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,