Parallel Verses
NET Bible
They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Holman Bible
and all their skill was useless.
International Standard Version
They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless.
A Conservative Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
American Standard Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits end.
Amplified
They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
Bible in Basic English
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
Darby Translation
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
Julia Smith Translation
They will reel and stagger as he intoxicated, and all their wisdom will be swallowed down.
King James 2000
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, and {they were at their wits' end}.
Modern King James verseion
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They reel to and fro, they stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
New Heart English Bible
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
The Emphasized Bible
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
Webster
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
World English Bible
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Youngs Literal Translation
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 107:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving To Yahweh For His Of Deliverance
26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. 27 They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. 28 They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 12:25
They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
Isaiah 19:3
The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.
Isaiah 19:14
The Lord has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.
Isaiah 29:9
You will be shocked and amazed! You are totally blind! They are drunk, but not because of wine; they stagger, but not because of beer.
Job 37:20
Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he would be swallowed up!
Isaiah 24:20
The earth will stagger around like a drunk; it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. Its sin will weigh it down, and it will fall and never get up again.
Acts 27:15-20
When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.