Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

He acted wickedly to him; not his sons their blot: A generation perverted and crooked.

New American Standard Bible

They have acted corruptly toward Him,
They are not His children, because of their defect;
But are a perverse and crooked generation.

King James Version

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

Holman Bible

His people have acted corruptly toward Him;
this is their defect—they are not His children
but a devious and crooked generation.

International Standard Version

But those who are not his children acted corruptly against him; they are a defective and perverted generation.

A Conservative Version

They have dealt corruptly with him. [They are] not his sons, [it is] their blemish, a perverse and crooked generation.

American Standard Version

They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish; They are a perverse and crooked generation.

Amplified


“They (Israel) have acted corruptly toward Him.
They are not His children, because of their [moral] defect;
But are a perverse and crooked generation.

Bible in Basic English

They have become false, they are not his children, the mark of sin is on them; they are an evil and hard-hearted generation.

Darby Translation

They have dealt corruptly with him; Not his children's is their spot: A crooked and perverted generation!

King James 2000

They have corrupted themselves, their blemish is not the blemish of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They [have] behaved corruptly toward him; [they are] not his children; [this is] their flaw, a generation crooked and perverse.

Modern King James verseion

They have corrupted themselves: they are not His sons; it is their blemish; they are a crooked and perverse generation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The froward and overthwart generation hath marred themselves to himward, and are not his sons for their deformities' sake.

NET Bible

His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children -- this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.

New Heart English Bible

They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation.

The Emphasized Bible

They have broken faith with him to be no sons of his - their fault, - A generation twisted and crooked.

Webster

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

World English Bible

They have dealt corruptly with him, [they are] not his children, [it is] their blemish. [They are] a perverse and crooked generation.

Youngs Literal Translation

It hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מוּם מאוּם 
M'uwm 
Usage: 21

is not the spot of his children

Usage: 0

עקּשׁ 
`iqqesh 
Usage: 11

and crooked
פּתלתּל 
P@thaltol 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

Moses' Song

4 The Rock, his work complete: For all his ways judgment: A God of faithfulness and not of iniquity Just and right is he. 5 He acted wickedly to him; not his sons their blot: A generation perverted and crooked. 6 To Jehovah will ye recompense this, A people foolish and not wise? He thy father: did he not buy thee? He made thee, and he will protect thee.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:29

For I knew after my death that acting wickedly, ye will be corrupted, and turn aside from the way that I commanded you; and evil met you in the last of the days, for ye will. do evil in the eyes of Jehovah to Make him angry in the work of your hands.

Isaiah 1:4

Wo! sinful nation, a people heavy with sin, a seed doing evil, sons acting wickedly; they forsook Jehovah; they despised the holy one of Israel; they separated themselves backward.

Matthew 17:17

And Jesus, having answered, said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you how long shall I endure you? bring him here to me.

Luke 9:41

And Jesus having answered said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you, and endure you I Bring hither thy son.

Philippians 2:15

That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;

Genesis 6:12

And God shall see the earth, and lo, it was corrupted, for all flesh corrupted its way upon the earth.

Exodus 32:7

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, Go, descend: for thy people were corrupted whom thou didst bring up out of the land of Egypt

Deuteronomy 4:16

Lest ye shall be corrupted and make to you a carved thing, the appearance of any likeness, the model of male or female,

Deuteronomy 9:24

And ye were rebelling against Jehovah from the day I knew you.

Judges 2:19

And it was in the dying of the judge, they will turn back and be corrupted above their fathers to go after other gods to serve them and to worship to them: they let nothing fall from their deeds and from their hard way.

Psalm 78:8

And they shall not be as their fathers, a generation turning away and bitter, a generation it prepared not its heart, and its spirit was not firm with God.

Hosea 9:9

They made deep, they were corrupted as the days of the hill: he will remember their iniquity, he will review their sins.

Zephaniah 3:7

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; and her dwelling shall not be cut off, all that I reviewed over her but they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.

Matthew 3:7

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has indicated to you to flee from the wrath about to come?

Matthew 16:4

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; and no sign shall be given her, except the sign of Jonas the prophet. And having left them, he departed.

John 8:41

Ye do the works of your father. Then said they to him, We have not been born of fornication; for we have one Father, God.

Acts 7:51

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers, also you.

2 Corinthians 11:3

And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ.

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