Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I said: I will never see the Lord,
the Lord in the land of the living;
I will not look on humanity any longer
with the inhabitants of what is passing away.

New American Standard Bible

I said, “I will not see the Lord,
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

King James Version

I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

International Standard Version

I said, "I won't see the LORD in the land of the living; and I'll no longer observe human beings among the denizens of the grave.

A Conservative Version

I said, I shall not see LORD, [even] LORD in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

American Standard Version

I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

Amplified


I said, “I will not see the Lord
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.

Bible in Basic English

I said, I will not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I will not see man again or those living in the world.

Darby Translation

I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.

Julia Smith Translation

I said, I shall not see Jah Jah, in the land of the living: I shall no more behold man with the inhabitants of the place of rest.

King James 2000

I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I said, "I shall not see Yah! Yah in the land of the living! I shall no more look at humankind among [the] inhabitants of [the] world.

Modern King James verseion

I said, I shall not see Jah, Jehovah, in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more with the people of the world.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I spake within myself, 'I shall never visit the LORD God in this life: I shall never see man among the dwellers of the world.

NET Bible

"I thought, 'I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.

New Heart English Bible

I said, "I won't see the LORD in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

The Emphasized Bible

I said - I shall not see Yah, Yah, in the land of the living, I shall discern the son of earth no longer, with the dwellers in the quiet land.

Webster

I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

World English Bible

I said, "I won't see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

Youngs Literal Translation

I said, I do not see Jah -- Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I shall not see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

the Lord
יהּ 
Yahh 
Usage: 49

even the Lord
יהּ 
Yahh 
Usage: 49

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of the living
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

no more with the inhabitants
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Hezekiah's Illness

10 I said: In the prime of my life
I must go to the gates of Sheol;
I am deprived of the rest of my years.
11 I said: I will never see the Lord,
the Lord in the land of the living;
I will not look on humanity any longer
with the inhabitants of what is passing away.
12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me
like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver;
He cuts me off from the loom.
You make an end of me from day until night.

Cross References

Psalm 27:13

I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.

Job 35:14-15

how much less when you complain
that you do not see Him,
that your case is before Him
and you are waiting for Him.

Psalm 6:4-5

Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.

Psalm 31:22

In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.

Psalm 116:8-9

For You, Lord, rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.

Ecclesiastes 9:5-6

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

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