Parallel Verses

Amplified


Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.

New American Standard Bible

Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

King James Version

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

Holman Bible

Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

International Standard Version

May their path be dark and slippery, as the messenger of the LORD tracks them down.

A Conservative Version

Let their way be dark and slippery, and the agent of LORD pursuing them.

American Standard Version

Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

Bible in Basic English

Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.

Darby Translation

Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

Julia Smith Translation

Their way shall be darkness and slippery places, and the messenger of Jehovah pursuing them.

King James 2000

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.

Modern King James verseion

Let their way be dark and slippery; and let the Angel of Jehovah pursue them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD to persecute them.

NET Bible

May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord's angel chases them!

New Heart English Bible

Let their way be dark and slippery, The LORD's angel pursuing them.

The Emphasized Bible

Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.

Webster

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

World English Bible

Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh's angel pursuing them.

Youngs Literal Translation

Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Prayer For Victory

5
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance],
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
6 
Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.
7
For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

Cross References

Psalm 73:18


Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.

Jeremiah 23:12


“Therefore their way will be to them like slippery paths
In the dark; they will be pushed and fall into them;
For I will bring disaster on them,
In the year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

Proverbs 4:19


The way of the wicked is like [deep] darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.

Jeremiah 13:16


Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dark and shadowy mountains,
And while you are longing for light
He turns it into the shadow of death,
And makes it into thick darkness.

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