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 Swords will flash in their cities, destroy the bars of their gates, and put an end to their plans. 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, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me. All my compassion is aroused.

Cross References

Jeremiah 8:5

The people of Jerusalem turned away from me without ever returning. They still cling to deceit. They refuse to return.

Hosea 11:2

But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their apostasy! I will love them freely for my anger has turned away from them.

2 Chronicles 30:1-11

Hezekiah sent a message to all Israel and Judah. He wrote letters to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. He invited them to come to Jehovah's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of Jehovah the God of Israel.

Psalm 78:57-58

They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors. They were like arrows shot from a defective bow.

Psalm 81:11

My people did not listen to my voice. Israel did not obey me.

Proverbs 14:14

The faithless in heart will be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from above.

Jeremiah 3:6-8

During the reign of King Josiah, Jehovah asked me: Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.

Jeremiah 3:11

Jehovah said to me: Treacherous Judah was more reprehensible than unfaithful Israel.

Jeremiah 14:7

Do something, Jehovah, for the sake of your name, even though our iniquities testify against us. We have been unfaithful (like apostates) and have sinned against you.

Hosea 4:16

For Israel behaved stubbornly like a stubborn heifer. Will Jehovah now feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Hosea 7:16

They do not turn upward [to God]. They are like a loose bow. Their princes will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Amos 5:4-6

Jehovah said to the house of Israel: Seek me and you will live!

Amos 5:14-15

Seek good and not evil, that you may live. Jehovah, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

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