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Bible in Basic English
He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
New American Standard Bible
And it
And like oil into his bones.
King James Version
As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
Holman Bible
let it enter his body like water
and go into his bones like oil.
International Standard Version
He wore curses like a garment may they enter his inner being like water and his bones like oil.
A Conservative Version
He also clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.
American Standard Version
He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.
Amplified
He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it seeped into his inner self like water
And like [anointing] oil into his bones.
Darby Translation
And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;
Julia Smith Translation
And he will put on cursing as his garment, and it shall come into his midst as water, and as oil into his bones.
King James 2000
As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, so let it come into his body like water, and like oil into his bones.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because he wore a curse as his robe, let it enter {his body} like water, and into his bones like oil.
Modern King James verseion
As he clothed himself with cursing, as with his robe, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment: yea it went into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
NET Bible
He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.
New Heart English Bible
He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
The Emphasized Bible
Because he clothed himself in cursing as his outer garment, therefore may it have entered like water into his inward part, and like oil into his bones;
Webster
As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
World English Bible
He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 109:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against An Enemy
17 As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him. 18 He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. 19 Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.
Cross References
Numbers 5:22
And this water of the curse will go into your body, causing disease of your stomach and wasting of your legs: and the woman will say, So be it.
Psalm 73:6
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
Numbers 5:27
And it will be that if the woman has become unclean, sinning against her husband, when she has taken the bitter water it will go into her body, causing disease of the stomach and wasting of the legs, and she will be a curse among her people.
Job 20:12-16
Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
Job 20:20-23
There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
Job 29:14
I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.
Matthew 27:3-5
Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
Acts 1:18
(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.
Acts 1:25
To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.
Colossians 3:8
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
1 Peter 5:5
And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.