Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

People cry out because of severe oppression;
they shout for help because of the arm of the mighty.

New American Standard Bible

“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

King James Version

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

International Standard Version

"They cry out because they have many oppressors; they cry for help because the powerful are abusing them.

A Conservative Version

Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

American Standard Version

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Amplified


“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out;
They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty.

Bible in Basic English

Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

Darby Translation

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:

Julia Smith Translation

From the multitude of oppressions they will cry out: they will cry out from the arm of the many.

King James 2000

Because of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out because of the arm of the mighty.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Because of [the] multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of [the] arm of [the] mighty.

Modern King James verseion

From the host of tyrannies they cry out; they cry out because of the arm of the multitude.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"There is a great cry and complaint made by them that are oppressed with violence; yea, every man complaineth upon the cruel arm of tyrants.

NET Bible

"People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

New Heart English Bible

"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

The Emphasized Bible

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, men make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;

Webster

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

World English Bible

"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Youngs Literal Translation

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עשׁק עשׁוּק 
`ashuwq 
Usage: 4

שׁוע 
Shava` 
Usage: 21

by reason of the arm
זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע 
Z@rowa` 
Usage: 91

Context Readings

Elihu Condemns Job

8 Your wickedness affects a person like yourself,
and your righteousness another human being.
9 People cry out because of severe oppression;
they shout for help because of the arm of the mighty.
10 But no one asks, “Where is God my Maker,
who provides us with songs in the night,



Cross References

Exodus 2:23

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out; and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor.

Job 34:28

but caused the poor to cry out to Him,
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

Exodus 3:9

The Israelites’ cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Nehemiah 5:1-5

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

Job 12:19

He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.

Job 24:12

From the city, men groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.

Job 40:9

Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

Psalm 43:2

For You are the God of my refuge.
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?

Psalm 55:2-3

Pay attention to me and answer me.
I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

Psalm 56:1-2

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.

Luke 18:3-7

And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

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