Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Sing to LORD. Praise ye LORD, for he has delivered the soul of the needy man from the hand of evil-doers.
New American Standard Bible
For He has
From the hand of evildoers.
King James Version
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Holman Bible
Praise the Lord,
for He rescues the life of the needy
from the hand of evil people.
International Standard Version
Sing to the LORD, give praise to the LORD! For he saves the life of the poor from the hand of the wicked.
American Standard Version
Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.
Amplified
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For He has rescued the life of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.
Bible in Basic English
Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.
Darby Translation
Sing ye unto Jehovah, praise Jehovah, for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Julia Smith Translation
Sing ye to Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah: for he delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of those doing evil.
King James 2000
Sing unto the LORD, praise you the LORD: for he has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh, for he has delivered [the] life of [the] poor from [the] hand of evildoers.
Modern King James verseion
Sing to Jehovah, praise Jehovah; for He has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Sing unto the LORD, and praise him, for he hath delivered the soul of the oppressed, from the hand of the violent.
NET Bible
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.
New Heart English Bible
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
The Emphasized Bible
Sing ye to Yahweh! Praise ye Yahweh! For he hath delivered the soul of the needy, out of the hand of evildoers.
Webster
Sing to the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evil-doers.
World English Bible
Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sing ye to Jehovah, praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers.
Themes
Jeremiah » The prophet » His melancholy and complaints against God, in consequence of persecution
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 20:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Lament
12 But, O LORD of hosts, who tries the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my cause. 13 Sing to LORD. Praise ye LORD, for he has delivered the soul of the needy man from the hand of evil-doers. 14 Cursed be the day in which I was born. Let not the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried, and LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 69:33
For LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his prisoners.
Psalm 109:30-31
I will give great thanks to LORD with my mouth. Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Psalm 35:9-11
And my soul shall be joyful in LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalm 72:4
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
Isaiah 25:4
For thou have been a stronghold to a poor man, a stronghold to a needy man in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the oppressors is as a storm against the wall.
James 2:5-6
Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?