Parallel Verses

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.

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 like chaff blown by the wind as the angel of Jehovah chases them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 They hid their net in a pit for no reason. They dug the pit to trap me for no reason.

Cross References

Psalm 73:18

Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.

Jeremiah 23:12

That is why their own way will become like a slippery path in the dark. They will be chased away, and they will fall down in the dark. I will bring disaster on them. It is time for them to be punished, proclaims Jehovah.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to Jehovah your God before he brings darkness and before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You hope for light. He makes it into deep darkness and turns it into gloom.

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