Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

A generation, its teeth swords, and its biter's teeth, knives, to devour the poor from the land, and the needy from man.

New American Standard Bible

There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.

King James Version

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Holman Bible

There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.

International Standard Version

Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

A Conservative Version

There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw teeth, knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

American Standard Version

There is a generation whose teeth are as'swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Amplified


There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.

Bible in Basic English

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Darby Translation

a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

King James 2000

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[There is] a generation whose teeth [are] swords, and its jawbones, knives, [in order] to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.

Modern King James verseion

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This peoples' teeth are swords, and with their jawbones they consume and devour the simple of the earth, and the poor from among men.

NET Bible

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

New Heart English Bible

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

The Emphasized Bible

A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, - to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.

Webster

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw-teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

World English Bible

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

Youngs Literal Translation

A generation -- swords are their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from among men.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּר דּור 
Dowr 
Usage: 167

שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

are as swords
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

מתלּעה 
M@thall@`ah 
Usage: 3

as knives
מאכלת 
Ma'akeleth 
Usage: 4

to devour
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the poor
עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

from off the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and the needy
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
Usage: 61

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Four Kinds Of People

13 A generation, how its eyes were raised up and its eyelashes will be lifted up. 14 A generation, its teeth swords, and its biter's teeth, knives, to devour the poor from the land, and the needy from man. 15 To the leech two daughters: Give, give. Behold, three shall not satisfied; four shall not say, Wealth:

Cross References

Job 29:17

And I shall break the biter's teeth of the evil one, and I shall cast the prey from his teeth.

Psalm 14:4

Did not the workers of vanity know? eating my people they ate bread; they called not Jehovah.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is in the midst of lions: I shall lie down with the flaming, the sons of man, their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Amos 8:4

Hear this, ye, panting after the needy, to cause the humble of the, land to cease.

Psalm 3:7

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, my God, for thou didst strike all mine enemies upon the cheek; thou didst break the teeth of the unjust.

Psalm 10:8-9

Sitting in ambush of the enclosures: in hiding-places he will slay the innocent: his eyes will be hid to the afflicted.

Psalm 12:5

From the oppression of the poor, from the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, Jehovah will say; I will set with salvation, he will puff at him.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue will purpose mischief as a razor being sharpened, working deceit.

Psalm 58:6

God destroyed their teeth in their mouth: Jehovah broke down the young lions' grinders.

Proverbs 12:18

There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 22:16

He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want

Proverbs 28:3

A poor man oppressing the poor, a sweeping rain and no bread.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

And I turned back, and I shall see all the oppressions which are doing under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and none comforting to them; and from the hand of those oppressing them was power, and none comforting to them.

Isaiah 32:7

And the implements of the deceiver are evil: he will meditate counsels to destroy the humble with words of falsehood, and in the needy's speaking judgments.

Daniel 7:5-7

And lo, another beast, a second being like to a bear; and it rose up to one side, and three ribs in its mouth between its teeth: and saying to it thus, Arise, eat much flesh.

Amos 2:7

Panting for the dust of the earth upon the head of the poor, and they will turn away the way of the humble: and a man and his father will go to the same young girl to profane my holy name:

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye heifers of Bashan, which are upon the mountain of Shomeron, oppressing the poor, breaking in pieces the needy, saying to their lords, Bring, and we will drink.

Micah 2:1-2

Wo to them purposing vanity, and working evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning they will do it because it is to the strength of their hand.

Micah 3:1-5

And saying, Hear now, ye heads of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?

Habakkuk 3:14

Thou didst pierce with rods the head of the leader: they will rush on as a tempest to scatter me their exultation as to devour the poor in secret

Zephaniah 3:3

Her chiefs in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves; they laid not up for the morning.

Matthew 23:13

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye lock up the kingdom of the heavens before men: for ye come not in yourselves, neither those coming in, permit ye to come in.

James 5:1-4

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

Revelation 9:8

And they had hair as women's hair, and their teeth were as of lions.

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