Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And thou wilt not cover over their iniquity, and their sin shall not be wiped away before thee: for they provoked before the builders.

New American Standard Bible

Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.

King James Version

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

Holman Bible

Do not cover their guilt or let their sin be erased from Your sight, because they have provoked the builders.

International Standard Version

Don't atone their iniquity, and don't let their sin be blotted out from before you, because they have demoralized the builders."

A Conservative Version

and do not cover their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee, for they have provoked [thee] to anger before the builders.

American Standard Version

and cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

Amplified

Do not forgive their wrongdoing and do not let their sin be wiped out before You, for they have offended the builders [and provoked You].

Bible in Basic English

Let not their wrongdoing be covered or their sin washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders.

Darby Translation

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked the builders.

King James 2000

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not cover their guilt, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you. They have {provoked the builders to anger}.

Modern King James verseion

And do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You. For they have provoked You to anger before the builders.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Cover not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out from thy presence: for they have provoked the builders.

NET Bible

Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before them. For they have bitterly offended the builders!

New Heart English Bible

do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have insulted the builders."

The Emphasized Bible

and do not cover their iniquity, and, their sin before thee, let it not be blotted out, - for they have caused vexation before them who are building.

Webster

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

World English Bible

don't cover their iniquity, and don't let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have insulted the builders."

Youngs Literal Translation

and do not cover over their iniquity, and their sin from before Thee let not be blotted out, for they have provoked to anger -- over-against those building.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

עוון עון 
`avon 
Usage: 230

and let not their sin
חטּאת חטּאה 
Chatta'ah 
Usage: 294

מחה 
Machah 
Usage: 36

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat

4 Hear, O our God; for we were despised: and turn back their reproach upon their head, and wilt thou give them for plunder in the land of captivity? 5 And thou wilt not cover over their iniquity, and their sin shall not be wiped away before thee: for they provoked before the builders. 6 And we shall build the wall; and all the wall will be completed even to its half: and a heart will be to the people to work.

Cross References

Jeremiah 18:23

And thou, O Jehovah, knewest all their counsel against me to kill: thou wilt not expiate for their iniquity, and their sin from before thee thou wilt not wipe away, and they shall be weak before thee; do with them in the time of thine anger.

Psalm 109:14

The iniquity of his fathers will be in remembrance to Jehovah, and the sins of his mother shall not be wiped of

Psalm 51:1

To the overseer: chanting to David; In the coming to him of Nathan the prophet, when he went in to Bathsheba. Compassionate me, O God, according to thy mercy: according to the Multitude of thy compassions wipe away my transgressions.

Psalm 69:27-28

Thou wilt give iniquity to their iniquity, and they shall not come into thy justice.

Psalm 51:9

Hide thy face from my sin, and wipe away all mine iniquities.

Psalm 59:5-13

And thou Jehovah God of armies, God of Israel, awake to review all the nations: thou wilt not compassionate all covering iniquity. Silence.

Isaiah 36:11-12

And Eliakim will say, and Shebna, and Joah, to Rabshakeh, Speak now to thy servants Aramean, for we hear; and thou shalt not speak to us Judaic in the ears of the people who are upon the wall

Isaiah 43:25

I, I am he wiping away thy transgressions for my sake, and I will not remember thy sins.

Isaiah 44:22

I wiped away as a cloud thy transgressions, and as a cloud thy sins: turn back to me for I redeemed thee.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith showed me much evil: (may the Lord give back to him according to his works:)

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