Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For be looked forth from the height of his holy place; from the heavens Jehovah looked upon the earth;

New American Standard Bible

For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

King James Version

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Holman Bible

He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth

International Standard Version

For when he looked down from his holy heights the LORD looked over the earth from heaven

A Conservative Version

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven LORD beheld the earth,

American Standard Version

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

Amplified


For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary],
From heaven the Lord gazed on the earth,

Darby Translation

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,

King James 2000

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over [the] earth

Modern King James verseion

For He has looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from Heaven Jehovah beheld the earth;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he looketh down from his sanctuary; out of the heaven doth the LORD behold the earth,

NET Bible

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

New Heart English Bible

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD looked at the earth;

The Emphasized Bible

That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze; -

Webster

For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;

World English Bible

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

Youngs Literal Translation

For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

References

American

Easton

Smith

Context Readings

Affliction In Light Of Eternity

18 This shall be written for a later generation: and a people created shall praise Jah. 19 For be looked forth from the height of his holy place; from the heavens Jehovah looked upon the earth; 20 To hear the groaning of the bound; to loose the sons of death.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look forth from thy holy habitation, from the heavens, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou gavest to us, as thou didst swear to our fathers, a land flowing milk and honey.

Psalm 14:2

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the sons of men, to see is there he understanding, seeking God.

1 Kings 8:39

Wilt thou hear in the heavens thy prepared dwelling, and forgive and do, and give to a man according to all his ways? for thou wilt know his heart; for thou wilt know alone the heart of all the sons of men:

1 Kings 8:43

Wilt thou hear in the heavens thy prepared dwelling, and do according to all the stranger shall call upon thee? so that all the people of the earth shall know thy name to fear thee as thy people Israel; and to know that thy name was called upon this house which I built

2 Chronicles 16:9

For Jehovah, his eyes run to and fro in all the earth to strengthen himself with the perfected heart of them to him. Thou wert foolish for this that from now there is wars with thee.

Job 22:12

Is not God high in the heavens? and see the head of the stars for they were lifted up.

Psalm 33:13-14

Jehovah looked from the heavens; he saw all the sons of man.

Hebrews 8:1-2

And the summary to the things spoken: We have such a chief priest, who sat on the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

Hebrews 9:23-24

Therefore truly a necessity for the patterns of things in the heavens to be purified with these; and the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible