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 And the sword shall fall upon his cities and shall consume his villages 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 must I leave thee, Ephraim? how shall I give thee up, Israel? how could I make thee as Admah? nor set thee as Zeboim? my heart churns within me; all my compassion is inflamed.

Cross References

Jeremiah 8:5

Why then is this people of Jerusalem rebellious with a perpetual rebellion? They hold fast deceit; they refuse to return.

Hosea 11:2

As they called them, so they went from them; they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their rebellion; I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

2 Chronicles 30:1-11

And 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 unto the LORD God of Israel.

Psalm 78:57-58

But turned back and rebelled like their fathers; they became like a deceitful bow.

Psalm 81:11

But my people did not hearken to my voice, and Israel did not love me.

Proverbs 14:14

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be separated from him.

Jeremiah 3:6-8

The LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which rebellious Israel has done? She is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there has played the harlot.

Jeremiah 3:11

And the LORD said unto me, The rebellious Israel has justified her soul in comparison to the treacherous Judah.

Jeremiah 14:7

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do it for thy name's sake; for our rebellions have multiplied; we have sinned against thee.

Hosea 4:16

for Israel has turned away as a wild heifer; shall the LORD now feed them as rams in a large place?

Hosea 7:16

They returned, but not to the most High; they were like a deceitful bow; their princes fell by the sword for the arrogance of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Amos 5:4-6

But thus hath the LORD said unto the house of Israel, Seek me, and ye shall live:

Amos 5:14-15

Seek that which is good, and not that which is evil that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of the hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

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