Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.

King James Version

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

Holman Bible

Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

International Standard Version

Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me.

A Conservative Version

The foreigners shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

American Standard Version

The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Amplified


“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.

Bible in Basic English

Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.

Darby Translation

Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

Julia Smith Translation

The sons of the stranger will lie to me: For the hearing of the ear they will hear to me.

King James 2000

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; {when they heard of me}, they became obedient to me.

Modern King James verseion

Strangers shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear, they shall obey me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.

NET Bible

Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

New Heart English Bible

The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

The Emphasized Bible

The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, - at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, -

Webster

Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

World English Bible

The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

Youngs Literal Translation

Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 23

References

Context Readings

The Victory Song Of David

44 "You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. 45 Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lost heart and came tremblingout of their fortresses.

Cross References

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the LORD would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs."

Psalm 18:44-45

As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.

Isaiah 56:3

Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; and let not the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

Isaiah 56:6

"And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant--

Acts 8:13

Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.

Acts 8:21-23

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

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