Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

They sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound with affliction and iron.

New American Standard Bible

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

King James Version

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

Holman Bible

Others sat in darkness and gloom
prisoners in cruel chains

International Standard Version

Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,

A Conservative Version

[even] those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

American Standard Version

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

Amplified


Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

Bible in Basic English

Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

Darby Translation

Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,

King James 2000

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons;

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Those who] sat in darkness and gloom, prisoners of misery and iron--

Modern King James verseion

Those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, being chained in affliction and iron;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being fast bound in misery and iron,

NET Bible

They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

New Heart English Bible

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

The Emphasized Bible

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

Webster

Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

World English Bible

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Youngs Literal Translation

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Such as sit
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

and in the shadow of death
צלמות 
Tsalmaveth 
Usage: 18

אסיר 
'aciyr 
Usage: 14

עני 
`oniy 
Usage: 37

References

American

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Thanksgiving To Yahweh For His Of Deliverance

9 For he satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungering soul he filled with good. 10 They sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound with affliction and iron. 11 For they embittered the sayings of God, and they despised the counsel of the Most High:

Cross References

Luke 1:79

To shine forth to those in darkness and sitting in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

Exodus 2:23-24

And it will be in these many days, and the king of Egypt will die: and the sons of Israel will groan, from the work; and they will cry out, and their supplication will go up to God from the work.

2 Chronicles 33:11

And Jehovah will bring upon them the chiefs of the army which were to the king of Assur, and they will take Manasseh with hooks, and they will bind him with fetters and cause him to go to Babel.

Job 3:5

Darkness shall pollute it, and the shadow of death; a cloud shall dwell upon it; the obscurations of day shall terrify it

Job 36:8-9

And they being bound in fetters shall be taken in the cords of affliction.

Psalm 105:18

They humbled his feet with the fetter: his soul came into iron:

Isaiah 9:2

The people going in darkness saw a great light: they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light shone upon them.

Isaiah 42:7

To open the eyes of the blind, to bring forth the bound out of prison, those sitting in darkness out of the house of the prison.

Lamentations 3:6-7

He caused me to dwell in darknesses as the dead of old.

Micah 7:8

Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.

Matthew 4:16

The people sitting in darkness saw a great light; and to them sitting in the room and shadow of death, light has sprung up to them.

Matthew 22:13

Then said the king to his servants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him away, and cast ye him into outer darkness; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth.

Romans 6:20-21

For when ye were servants to sin, ye were free to justice.

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