Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Their soul should die in youth, and their life, among the unclean.

New American Standard Bible

They die in youth,
And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.

King James Version

They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Holman Bible

They die in their youth;
their life ends among male cult prostitutes.

International Standard Version

They die in their youth; and their life will end among temple prostitutes.

A Conservative Version

They die in youth, and their life [perishes] among the unclean.

American Standard Version

They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean.

Amplified


“They die in youth,
And their life ends among the cult prostitutes.

Bible in Basic English

They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods.

Darby Translation

Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Julia Smith Translation

Their soul will die in youth, and their life among the consecrated.

King James 2000

They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{They die in their youth}, and their life [ends] among the male shrine prostitutes.

Modern King James verseion

Their soul dies in youth, and their life ends among the sodomites.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus their soul perisheth in foolishness, and their life shall be condemned among the fornicators.

NET Bible

They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes.

New Heart English Bible

They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.

Webster

They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

World English Bible

They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.

Youngs Literal Translation

Their soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

die
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

in youth
נער 
No`ar 
Usage: 4

and their life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

References

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

13 Yea, the impious in heart, should store up anger, They should not cry for help, when he bound them. 14 Their soul should die in youth, and their life, among the unclean. 15 He would deliver the humbled in his humiliation, and would uncover - in oppression - their ear.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:17

There shall be no female devotee of the daughters of Israel, - neither shall there be, a male devotee, of the sons of Israel.

Job 15:32

Before his day, shall it be accomplished, with, his palm-top, not covered with leaves;

Job 22:16

Who were snatched away before the time, and, a stream, washed away their foundation?

Psalm 55:23

But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.

Genesis 19:5

And they called unto Lot and said to him, Where are the men who have come in unto thee tonight? Bring them forth unto us, and let us know them!

Genesis 19:24-25

And, Yahweh, rained, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire, - from Yahweh, out of the heavens:

Genesis 38:7-10

And it came to pass that Er, Judah's firstborn was displeasing in the eyes of Yahweh, - so Yahweh put him to death,

Leviticus 10:1-2

Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, took each man his censer and placed therein fire, and put thereon incense, - and brought near before Yahweh strange fire, which he had not commanded them.

Job 21:23-25

This, man dieth, in the very perfection of his prosperity, wholly tranquil and secure;

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