Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

As when one plougheth and furroweth the earth, Scattered about, are our bones at the mouth of hades!

New American Standard Bible

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

King James Version

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Holman Bible

As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.

International Standard Version

Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead.

A Conservative Version

Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

American Standard Version

As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Amplified


As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him],
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].

Darby Translation

Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

As he cutting up and cleaving asunder in the earth, our bones were scattered at the mouth of hades.

King James 2000

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood upon the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

As [when one] plows and breaks up the earth, [so] our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Modern King James verseion

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Our bones lie scattered before the pit, like as when one graveth and diggeth up the ground.

NET Bible

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

New Heart English Bible

"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."

Webster

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

World English Bible

"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."

Youngs Literal Translation

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Protection From Sin And Sinners

6 Their judges, have been hurled down by a crag, Now have men heard my sayings, for they have become sweet. 7 As when one plougheth and furroweth the earth, Scattered about, are our bones at the mouth of hades! 8 Surely, unto thee, O Yahweh, My Lord, are mine eyes, In thee, have I sought refuge, Do not pour out my life.


Cross References

Psalm 53:5

There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger, - Thou hast put him to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.

1 Samuel 22:18-19

Then said the king to Doeg, Turn, thou, and fall upon the priests. So Doeg the Edomite turned, and, himself, fell upon the priests, and put to death, that day, four score and five men bearing an ephod of linen;

Psalm 44:22

Surely, for thy sake, have we been slain all the day, We have been accounted as sheep for slaughter.

Romans 8:36

According as it is written - For thy sake, are we being put to death all the day long, we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter. -

2 Corinthians 1:9

But, we ourselves, within ourselves, have had the sentence of death, that we might not rest our confidence upon ourselves, but upon God, who raiseth the dead,

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, were pierced through, were sawn asunder, by murder, with a sword, died, went about in sheep-skins, in goat-hides, - being in want, suffering tribulation, enduring ill-treatment:

Revelation 11:8-9

And their dead bodies lie upon the broadway of the great city, the which is called, spiritually, Sodom and Egypt, where, their Lord also was crucified.

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