Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.

King James Version

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Holman Bible

Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

International Standard Version

Because they do not understand the deeds of the LORD or the work of his hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.

A Conservative Version

because they regard not the works of LORD, nor the operation of his hands. He will break them down and not build them up.

American Standard Version

Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.

Amplified


Because they have no regard for the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

Bible in Basic English

Because they have no respect for the works of the Lord, or for the things which his hands have made, they will be broken down and not lifted up by him.

Darby Translation

For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up.

Julia Smith Translation

For they will not understand for the doing of Jehovah, and for the work of his hands; he will destroy them and he will not build them up.

King James 2000

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh, nor the work of his hands, he will destroy them and not rebuild them.

Modern King James verseion

Because they do not pay attention to the works of Jehovah and to the work of His hands, He shall destroy them and never build them up.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they regard not in their mind the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands: therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up.

NET Bible

For they do not understand the Lord's actions, or the way he carries out justice. The Lord will permanently demolish them.

New Heart English Bible

Because they do not regard the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

The Emphasized Bible

Because they heed not The Deeds of Yahweh, or the Work of his hands, he will pull them down, and not build them.

Webster

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will destroy them, and not build them up.

World English Bible

Because they don't respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

Youngs Literal Translation

For they attend not to the doing of Jehovah, And unto the work of His hands. He throweth them down, And doth not build them up.

Context Readings

My Strength

4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;
Repay them their recompense.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.


Cross References

Isaiah 5:12

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;
But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Numbers 23:23

For there is no omen against Jacob,
Nor is there any divination against Israel;
At the proper time it shall be said to Jacob
And to Israel, what God has done!

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

2 Samuel 7:27

For You, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You.

1 Kings 11:38

Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

Job 34:26-27

“He strikes them like the wicked
In a public place,

Psalm 8:3

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained;

Psalm 10:5

His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

Psalm 19:1-2

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

Psalm 92:4-6

For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

Psalm 111:2-4

Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.

Isaiah 22:11

And you made a reservoir between the two walls
For the waters of the old pool.
But you did not depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.

Isaiah 26:9-11

At night my soul longs for You,
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.

Isaiah 45:8

Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the Lord, have created it.

Isaiah 45:12

“It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it.
I stretched out the heavens with My hands
And I ordained all their host.

Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited),
“I am the Lord, and there is none else.

Jeremiah 10:12-13

It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.

Jeremiah 31:4

Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines,
And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.

Jeremiah 32:20-21

who has set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind; and You have made a name for Yourself, as at this day.

Hosea 14:9

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble in them.

John 12:37

But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.

Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Romans 1:28

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

Ephesians 1:19-21

and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

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