Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

New American Standard Bible

Though they intended evil against You
And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.

King James Version

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

Holman Bible

Though they intend to harm you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

International Standard Version

Though they plot evil against you and devise schemes, they will not succeed.

A Conservative Version

For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

American Standard Version

For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

Amplified


For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.

Darby Translation

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

Julia Smith Translation

For they stretched out evil upon thee: they purposed a device, they will not prevail.

King James 2000

For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous act, which they are not able to perform.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Though they have {plotted} evil against you, [though] they have planned a scheme, they will not prevail.

Modern King James verseion

For they intended evil against You; they imagined a wicked thing; they are not able to prevail.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform.

NET Bible

Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

New Heart English Bible

For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

The Emphasized Bible

For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.

Webster

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

World English Bible

For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

Youngs Literal Translation

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

Verse Info

Context Readings

The King's Victory

10 Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect. 12 Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

Cross References

Psalm 2:1

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Psalm 10:2

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Psalm 31:13

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

Psalm 35:20

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

Isaiah 7:6-7

Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:

Isaiah 8:9-10

Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:

Jeremiah 11:18-19

And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.

Ezekiel 11:2

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

Matthew 2:8

And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

Matthew 21:46

And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

Matthew 26:4-5

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

Matthew 27:63-64

Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

Matthew 28:2-6

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

Acts 4:17-18

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

Acts 5:27-28

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

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