Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

lest LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

New American Standard Bible

Or the Lord will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

King James Version

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Holman Bible

or the Lord will see, be displeased,
and turn His wrath away from him.

International Standard Version

Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.

American Standard Version

Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

Amplified


Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from your enemy.

Bible in Basic English

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

Darby Translation

lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

Julia Smith Translation

Lest Jehovah shall see and it be evil in his eyes, and he turn back from him his anger.

King James 2000

Lest the LORD sees it, and it displeases him, and he turns away his wrath from him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

lest Yahweh see and [it] be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.

Modern King James verseion

lest Jehovah see, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lest the LORD, when he seeth it, be angry and turn his wrath from him unto thee.

NET Bible

lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

New Heart English Bible

lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

The Emphasized Bible

Lest Yahweh see it, and it be wicked in his eyes, and he turn away from him his anger.

Webster

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

World English Bible

lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lest Jehovah see, and it be evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lest the Lord

Usage: 0

see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

it, and it displease
רעע 
Ra`a` 
Usage: 98

him, and he turn away
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

Verse Info

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falls, and let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown, 18 lest LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious at the wicked.

Cross References

Lamentations 4:21-22

Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. [Yet] the cup shall pass through to thee also. Thou shall be drunken, and shall make thyself naked.

Zechariah 1:15-16

And I am very greatly displeased with the nations that are at ease. For I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

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