Parallel Verses

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.

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 The godless in heart harbor resentment. Even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help. 14 They die in youth,
And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
15 But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:17

None of the daughters of the sons of Israel shall be a temple prostitute.

Job 15:32

Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.

Job 22:16

They were snatched away before their time. Their foundation is washed away by flood.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Genesis 19:5

They shouted to Lot: Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out so we can have sex with them!

Genesis 19:24-25

Jehovah made burning sulfur and fire rain out of the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 38:7-10

Er was an evil man. It displeased Jehovah. So Jehovah killed him.

Leviticus 10:1-2

Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took an incense burner. They put burning coals and incense in it. Then in Jehovah's presence they offered this unauthorized fire.

Job 21:23-25

One dies in full prosperity, being wholly at ease and secure.

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