Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever.

New American Standard Bible

‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven,
And say, as I live forever,

King James Version

For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Holman Bible

I raise My hand to heaven and declare:
As surely as I live forever,

International Standard Version

"I solemnly swear to heaven I say "As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,

A Conservative Version

For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever,

American Standard Version

For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,

Amplified


‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven,
And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,

Bible in Basic English

For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,

Darby Translation

For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!

Julia Smith Translation

For I will lift up my hand to the heavens, And I said, I live forever.

King James 2000

For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For [indeed] I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise {as I live forever},

Modern King James verseion

For I lift up My hand to Heaven and say, I live forever!

NET Bible

For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,

New Heart English Bible

For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,

The Emphasized Bible

For I lift up unto the heavens my hand, - And say, Living am, I, unto times age-abiding:

Webster

For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

World English Bible

For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,

Youngs Literal Translation

For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For I lift up
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

my hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

to heaven
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and say

Usage: 0

I live
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

References

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Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Moses' Song

39 "'See, now, how that I - I am he: and that there is no God but I. I can kill, and make alive; and what I have smitten, that I can heal. Neither is there that can deliver any man out of my hand. 40 For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever. 41 If I whet the lightning of my sword, and mine hand take in hand to do justice, I will show vengeance on mine enemies and will reward them that hate me.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,

Exodus 6:8

And I will bring you unto the land over the which I did lift up my hand to give it unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and will give it unto you for a possession: even I the LORD.'"

Numbers 14:28-30

Tell them that the LORD sayeth, 'As truly as I live, I will do unto you even as ye have spoken in mine ears.

Jeremiah 4:2

And shalt swear, 'The LORD liveth' in truth, in equity and righteousness: and all people shall be fortunable and joyful in him."

Hebrews 6:17-18

So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath,

Revelation 10:5-6

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea, and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven,

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