Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

She dwells on the cliff, and makes her home upon the point of the cliff and the stronghold.

New American Standard Bible

“On the cliff he dwells and lodges,
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.

King James Version

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

Holman Bible

It lives on a cliff where it spends the night;
its stronghold is on a rocky crag.

International Standard Version

He dwells on the crags where he makes his home, there on the rocky crag is his stronghold.

American Standard Version

On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

Amplified


“On the cliff he dwells and remains [securely],
Upon the point of the rock and the inaccessible stronghold.

Bible in Basic English

On the rock is his house, and on the mountain-top his strong place.

Darby Translation

He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:

Julia Smith Translation

She will dwell in the rock, and she will lodge upon the cliff of the rock and the fortress.

King James 2000

She dwells and abides on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

Lexham Expanded Bible

It lives [on the] rock and spends the night {on the rock point and the mountain stronghold}.

Modern King James verseion

He lives and stays on the rock, on the crag of the rock and the strong place.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He abideth in the stony rocks, and upon the high tops of hard mountains, where no man can come.

NET Bible

It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress.

New Heart English Bible

On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

The Emphasized Bible

The crag, he inhabiteth, and so lodgeth himself, on the tooth of the crag, and high fort;

Webster

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

World English Bible

On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

Youngs Literal Translation

A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

and abideth
לין לוּן 
Luwn 
Usage: 84

on the rock
סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 60

upon the crag
שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

of the rock
סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 60

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Birds Of Prey

27 Is it at thy command that the eagle mounts up, and makes her nest on high? 28 She dwells on the cliff, and makes her home upon the point of the cliff and the stronghold. 29 From there she spies out the prey. Her eyes behold it afar off.

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:4

And between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side. And the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh

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