Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

Amplified


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

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 They shall be as chaff before the wind: and the messenger of Jehovah overthrowing. 6 Their way shall be darkness and slippery places, and the messenger of Jehovah pursuing them. 7 For gratuitously they hid for me the destruction of their net: gratuitously they dug for my soul.

Cross References

Psalm 73:18

Surely in slippery places thou wilt set them, to cast them down into ruins.

Jeremiah 23:12

For this their way shall be to them as slippery places in darkness: they shall be thrust away and they fell in it; for I will bring evil upon them, the year of their reviewing, says Jehovah.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the unjust as darkness: they shall not know in what they shall stumble.

Jeremiah 13:16

Ye shall give glory to Jehovah your God, before he shall darken, and before your feet shall strike upon the mountains of darkness, and ye waited for light, and he set it for the shadow of death, he will place for gloom.

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