Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men;

New American Standard Bible

The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;

King James Version

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

Holman Bible

The Lord looks down from heaven;
He observes everyone.

International Standard Version

When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being.

A Conservative Version

LORD looks from heaven. He beholds all the sons of men.

American Standard Version

Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

Amplified


The Lord looks [down] from heaven;
He sees all the sons of man;

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

Darby Translation

Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah looked from the heavens; he saw all the sons of man.

King James 2000

The LORD looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

Lexham Expanded Bible

From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah looks down from Heaven; He beholds all the sons of mankind.

NET Bible

The Lord watches from heaven; he sees all people.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

The Emphasized Bible

Out of the heavens, hath Yahweh looked, He hath seen all the sons of men:

Webster

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

World English Bible

Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

Youngs Literal Translation

From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Character And Creation

12 Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD Jehovah; and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his inheritance. 13 The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men; 14 from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on the earth.

Cross References

Job 28:24

For he holdeth the ends of the world and looketh upon all that is under the heaven.

Psalm 11:4

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's seat is in heaven. His eyes consider the poor, and his eyelids try the children of men.

Psalm 14:2

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.

Genesis 6:12

And God looked upon the earth, and lo it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD behold all the earth, to strengthen the hearts of them that are whole with him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, and therefore from henceforth thou shalt have war."

Psalm 53:2

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand, or seek after God.

Psalm 102:19

For he looketh down from his sanctuary; out of the heaven doth the LORD behold the earth,

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the LORD look on every place; both upon the good and bad.

Jeremiah 23:23-24

Am I then God that seeth but the thing, which is nigh at hand, and not that is afar off? sayeth the LORD.

Lamentations 3:50

O LORD, when will thou look down from heaven, and consider?

Hebrews 4:13

Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

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