Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah turned back our captivity, as torrents in the south.

New American Standard Bible

Restore our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.

King James Version

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

Holman Bible

Restore our fortunes, Lord,
like watercourses in the Negev.

International Standard Version

Restore our exiles, LORD, like the streams of the Negev.

A Conservative Version

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South.

American Standard Version

Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, As the streams in the South.

Amplified


Restore our captivity, O Lord,
As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].

Darby Translation

Turn our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south.

King James 2000

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Restore, O Yahweh, our fortunes like the streams in the Negeb.

Modern King James verseion

Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the rivers in the south.

NET Bible

O Lord, restore our well-being, just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.

New Heart English Bible

Restore our fortunes again, LORD, like the streams in the Negev.

The Emphasized Bible

Bring thou back, O Yahweh, our captives, like channels in the South.

Webster

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

World English Bible

Restore our fortunes again, Yahweh, like the streams in the Negev.

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn again, O Jehovah, to our captivity, As streams in the south.

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Zion's Restoration

3 Jehovah magnified to do with us; we were made glad. 4 Jehovah turned back our captivity, as torrents in the south. 5 They sowing in tears shall reap in rejoicing.

Cross References

Joshua 3:16

And the waters coming down from above will stand, they rose up one heap very far off in Adam, the city which is by the side of Zaretan; and coming down upon the sea of the desert, the salt sea, they ceased, they were cut off: and the people passed through over against Jericho.

Psalm 85:4

Turn us back, O God of our salvation, and annul thine anger with us.

Psalm 126:1

Song of ascensions. In Jehovah turning back the returning of we were as those dreaming.

Isaiah 35:6

Then shall the lame one leap as the stag, and the tongue of the dumb shall give forth the voice: for waters brake forth in the desert, and torrents in the sterile region.

Isaiah 41:18

I will open rivers upon naked hills, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will set the desert for a pool of water, and the dry land for goings forth of water.

Isaiah 43:19

Behold me doing a new thing; now it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it? I will also set a way in the desert, rivers in the waste.

Hosea 1:11

And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel were gathered together, and they appointed to them one head, and they came up out of the land: for great the day of Jezreel.

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