Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

New American Standard Bible

He crouches, he bows down,
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

King James Version

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

Holman Bible

So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.

International Standard Version

The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might.

A Conservative Version

He crouches, he bows down, and helpless men fall by his strong men.

American Standard Version

He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

Amplified


He crushes [his prey] and crouches;
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty claws.

Darby Translation

He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.

Julia Smith Translation

And crushing, he will bow down, and cast down the afflicted by his strong ones.

King James 2000

He crouches, and lies low, that the poor may fall by his strength.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his {might}.

Modern King James verseion

He crouches and bows, and the poor have fallen by his might.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He falleth down, and humbleth himself, that the congregation of the poor may fall into the hands of his captains.

NET Bible

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

New Heart English Bible

The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

The Emphasized Bible

He croucheth, he lieth down, then falleth he with his strong claws upon the unfortunate.

Webster

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

World English Bible

The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

Youngs Literal Translation

He is bruised -- he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּכה 
Dakah 
Usage: 5

and humbleth
שׁחח 
Shachach 
Usage: 21

חלכה חלכא 
Chel@ka' 
Usage: 3

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net. 10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones. 11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.



Cross References

1 Samuel 2:36

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

1 Samuel 18:21-26

And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

1 Samuel 23:21-22

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me

2 Samuel 15:5

And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

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