Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

So My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they call them to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.

King James Version

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

Holman Bible

My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they call to Him on high,
He will not exalt them at all.

International Standard Version

My people are determined to turn away from me; though they call to the Most High, no one is worshiping.

A Conservative Version

And my people are bent on backsliding from me. Though they call them to [him who is] on high, none at all will exalt [him].

American Standard Version

And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him .

Amplified


My people are bent on turning from Me;
Though the prophets call them to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.

Bible in Basic English

My people are given up to sinning against me; though their voice goes up on high, no one will be lifting them up.

Darby Translation

Yea, my people are bent upon backsliding from me: though they call them to the Most High, none at all exalteth him.

Julia Smith Translation

And my people are bent to turning away from me: and they will call together to the Most High; he will not exalt them.

King James 2000

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

My people are bent on backsliding from me. To the Most High they call, he does not raise them at all.

Modern King James verseion

And My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they called them to the Most High, none at all would exalt Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My people hath no lust to turn unto me, their prophets lay the yoke upon them, but they ease them not of their burden.

NET Bible

My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!

New Heart English Bible

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won't exalt them.

The Emphasized Bible

But, my people, are bent towards turning from me, though upwards they call them, none of them can lift them.

Webster

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

World English Bible

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won't exalt them.

Youngs Literal Translation

And My people are hanging in suspense, about My returning, And unto the Most High they do call, Together they exalt not.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

תּלא 
Tala' 
Usage: 3

משׁבה משׁוּבה 
M@shuwbah 
Usage: 12

them to the most High
על 
`al 
Usage: 6

none at all
יחד 
Yachad 
Usage: 141

רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

References

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

God Will Have Compassion

6 The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels. 7 So My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they call them to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender.

Cross References

Jeremiah 8:5

Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.

Hosea 11:2

The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.

2 Chronicles 30:1-11

Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Psalm 78:57-58

but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.

Psalm 81:11

"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.

Proverbs 14:14

The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

Jeremiah 3:6-8

The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: "Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the whore?

Jeremiah 3:11

And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Jeremiah 14:7

"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

Hosea 4:16

Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?

Hosea 7:16

They return, but not upward; they are like a treacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Amos 5:4-6

For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;

Amos 5:14-15

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

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