Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who respect Jehovah. 26 The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth will remember and return to Jehovah. All the families from all the nations will worship you.


Cross References

Psalm 69:32

The humble have seen it and are glad. And you, who seek after God, let your heart live.

Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain Jehovah of Hosts will make a feast of rich food for all peoples, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear of dregs.

Isaiah 65:13

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: My servants will eat, but you will go hungry. My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty. My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame!

Leviticus 7:11-17

These are the instructions for the fellowship offering that you must bring to Jehovah.

Psalm 40:16

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say: Jehovah is greatly magnified!

Psalm 105:3-4

Praise his holy name! Let the heart of those rejoice who seek Jehovah.

Psalm 107:9

For he satisfies the thirsty and the hungry person.

John 4:14

But whoever drinks from the water that I give him will never thirst. The water that I will give him will be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 6:48-58

I am the bread of life.

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