Parallel Verses

NET Bible

May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother's sin not be forgotten!

New American Standard Bible

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

King James Version

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Holman Bible

Let his ancestors’ guilt
be remembered before the Lord,
and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.

International Standard Version

May his ancestors' guilt be remembered in the LORD's presence, and may his mother's guilt not be erased.

A Conservative Version

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

American Standard Version

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Amplified


Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the Lord;
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Bible in Basic English

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

Darby Translation

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;

Julia Smith Translation

The iniquity of his fathers will be in remembrance to Jehovah, and the sins of his mother shall not be wiped of

King James 2000

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.

Modern King James verseion

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered to Jehovah; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be done away.

New Heart English Bible

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD. Do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

The Emphasized Bible

Remembered be the iniquity of his fathers against Yahweh, and, the sin of his mother, let it not be wiped out;

Webster

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

World English Bible

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don't let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Youngs Literal Translation

The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Prayer Against An Enemy

13 May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! 14 May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother's sin not be forgotten! 15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

Cross References

Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,

Nehemiah 4:5

Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before them. For they have bitterly offended the builders!

Jeremiah 18:23

But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

Leviticus 26:39

"'As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors' iniquities which are with them.

2 Samuel 3:29

May his blood whirl over the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! May the males of Joab's house never cease to have someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!"

2 Samuel 21:1

During David's reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites."

2 Samuel 21:8-9

So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah's daughter Rizpah whom she had born to Saul, and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab whom she had born to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

2 Kings 8:27

He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like Ahab's dynasty, for he was related to Ahab's family.

2 Kings 9:27

When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, "Shoot him too." They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.

2 Kings 10:13-14

Jehu encountered the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, "Who are you?" They replied, "We are Ahaziah's relatives. We have come down to see how the king's sons and the queen mother's sons are doing."

2 Kings 11:1

When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line.

2 Chronicles 22:3-4

He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.

Isaiah 43:25

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Matthew 23:31-36

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

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