Parallel Verses

NET Bible

He strikes them for their wickedness, in a place where people can see,

New American Standard Bible

“He strikes them like the wicked
In a public place,

King James Version

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

Holman Bible

In full view of the public,
He strikes them for their wickedness,

International Standard Version

"He strikes the wicked among them in a place where they can be seen

A Conservative Version

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others

American Standard Version

He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

Amplified


“He strikes them like the wicked
In a public place,

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

Darby Translation

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

Julia Smith Translation

He struck them for the unjust in the place of those seeing;

King James 2000

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

Lexham Expanded Bible

He strikes them {where the wicked stood}, {where there are onlookers},

Modern King James verseion

He strikes them for evil deeds in the place of the watchers,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They that were in the stead of Seers, dealt like ungodly men.

New Heart English Bible

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

The Emphasized Bible

In the place of lawless men, hath he chastised them, in presence of beholders.

Webster

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

World English Bible

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

Youngs Literal Translation

As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂפק ספק 
Caphaq 
Usage: 10

them as
תּחת 
Tachath 
instead, under, for, as, with, from, flat, in the same place
Usage: 505

רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

in the open
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

25 Therefore, he knows their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed. 26 He strikes them for their wickedness, in a place where people can see, 27 because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,



Cross References

Exodus 14:30

So the Lord saved Israel on that day from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.

Deuteronomy 13:9-11

Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.

Deuteronomy 21:21

Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.

2 Samuel 12:11-12

This is what the Lord says: 'I am about to bring disaster on you from inside your own household! Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. He will have sexual relations with your wives in broad daylight!

Psalm 58:10-11

The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Isaiah 66:24

"They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."

1 Timothy 5:20

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

1 Timothy 5:24

The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.

Revelation 18:9-10

Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.

Revelation 18:20

(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)

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