Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the LORD shall praise him. Your heart shall live for ever.

New American Standard Bible

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

King James Version

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Holman Bible

The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!

International Standard Version

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!"

A Conservative Version

The meek shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise LORD who seek after him. Let your heart live forever.

American Standard Version

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

Amplified


The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

Bible in Basic English

The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

Darby Translation

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

The humble shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise Jehovah they seeking him: your heart shall live forever.

King James 2000

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] afflicted will eat and will be satisfied. Those who seek him will praise Yahweh. May your heart live forever.

Modern King James verseion

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek Jehovah shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever.

NET Bible

Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord! May you live forever!

New Heart English Bible

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

The Emphasized Bible

The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.

Webster

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

World English Bible

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

References

Context Readings

From Suffering To Praise

25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation; my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him. 26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the LORD shall praise him. Your heart shall live for ever. 27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the people shall worship before him.


Cross References

Psalm 69:32

O consider this and be glad, ye that be in adversity: seek after God and your soul shall live.

Isaiah 25:6

Moreover, the LORD of Hosts shall once prepare a feast for all people upon the hill: A plenteous, costly, pleasant feast, of fat and well-fed beasts, of sweet and most pure things.

Isaiah 65:13

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall have hunger. Behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall suffer thirst. Behold, my servants shall be merry, but ye shall be confounded.

Leviticus 7:11-17

"'This is the law of the peace offerings which shall be offered unto the LORD.

Psalm 40:16

But let all those that seek thee, be joyful and glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation, say always, "The LORD be praised!"

Psalm 105:3-4

Give his holy name a good report; let their hearts rejoice that seek the LORD.

Psalm 107:9

For he satisfieth the greedy soul, and filleth the hungry soul with good.

John 4:14

But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: But the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

John 6:48-58

"I am that bread of life.

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