Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Their soul should die in youth, and their life, 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 As for such as be fained hypocrites, they heap up wrath for themselves: for they call not upon him, though they be his prisoners. 14 Thus their soul perisheth in foolishness, and their life shall be condemned among the fornicators. 15 "The poor delivereth he out of his affliction, and comforteth such as be in necessity and trouble.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:17

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor whorekeeper of the sons of Israel.

Job 15:32

He shall perish, before his time be worn out, and his hand shall not be green.

Job 22:16

which were cut down out of time, and whose foundation was as a running water,

Psalm 55:23

But as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O LORD.

Genesis 19:5

And they called unto Lot and said unto him, "Where are the men which came into thy house tonight? Bring them out unto us that we may do our lust with them."

Genesis 19:24-25

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,

Genesis 38:7-10

But this Er, Judah's eldest son, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; wherefore the LORD slew him.

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censor, and put fire therein, and put cense upon; and brought strange fire before the LORD: which he commanded them not.

Job 21:23-25

One dieth now when he is mighty and at his best, rich and in prosperity;

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