Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Their judges were cast down against the hands of the rock, and they heard my words, for they were sweet.

New American Standard Bible

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

King James Version

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Holman Bible

When their rulers will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.

International Standard Version

When their judges are thrown off the cliff, the people will hear my words, for they are appropriate.

A Conservative Version

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

American Standard Version

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Amplified


Their [wicked, godless] judges are thrown down the sides of the rocky cliff,
And they [who followed them] will hear my words, for they are pleasant (just).

Darby Translation

When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

King James 2000

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[When] their judges are thrown down [the] sides of a cliff, then they will understand that my words were pleasant.

Modern King James verseion

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let their judges be overthrown in stony places, that they may hear my words; for they are sweet.

NET Bible

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

New Heart English Bible

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

The Emphasized Bible

Their judges, have been hurled down by a crag, Now have men heard my sayings, for they have become sweet.

Webster

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

World English Bible

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

Youngs Literal Translation

Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Protection From Sin And Sinners

5 The just one shall smite me; a mercy: and he shall admonish me, an oil of the head it shall not decorate my head: for yet my prayer in their evils. 6 Their judges were cast down against the hands of the rock, and they heard my words, for they were sweet. 7 As he cutting up and cleaving asunder in the earth, our bones were scattered at the mouth of hades.


Cross References

1 Samuel 31:1-8

And the rovers warred against Israel: and the men of Israel will flee from the face of the rovers, and they will fall wounded in mount Gilboa.

2 Samuel 1:17-27

And David will set up this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

2 Samuel 2:4-6

And the men of Judah will come and will anoint there David for king over the house of Judah. And they will announce to David, saying, The men of Jabesh-Gilead that buried Saul

2 Samuel 5:1-3

And all the tribes of Israel will come to David to Hebron, and they will say, saying, Behold us thy bone and thy flesh.

2 Samuel 23:1

And these the last words of David. The declaration of David, son of Jesse, and the declaration of the man raised up for the Messiah of the God of Jacob, and the sweet songs of Israel.

1 Chronicles 10:1-7

And the rovers waged war with Israel; and the man Israel will flee from the face of the rovers, and they will fall wounded in mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3

And all Israel will gather together to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we thy bone and thy flesh.

1 Chronicles 12:38

All these men of war setting in order the arrangement with the whole heart, came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel: and also all the rest of Israel of one heart to make David king.

1 Chronicles 13:2

And David will say to all the convocation of Israel, If good to you, and from Jehovah our God, we will break forth, we will send to all our brethren being left in all the lands of Israel; and with them the priests and the Levites in the cities of their areas, and they shall gather together to us.

2 Chronicles 25:12

And ten thousand living the sons of Judah carried away captive, and they will bring them to the head of the rock, and they will cast them down from the head of the rock, and they were rent asunder all of them.

Psalm 45:2

Thou wert very beautiful above the sons of man: grace was poured forth by thy lips: for this God praised thee forever.

Luke 4:22

And all bore him testimony and wondered at the words of grace going out of his mouth: and said, Is not this the son of Joseph

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