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Bible in Basic English

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

New American Standard Bible

Their inner thought is that their houses are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have called their lands after their own names.

King James Version

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Holman Bible

Their graves are their eternal homes,
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.

International Standard Version

Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.

A Conservative Version

Their inward thought is [that] their houses [are] forever, their dwelling-places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.

American Standard Version

Their inward thought is, that their houses'shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

Amplified


Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever,
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].

Darby Translation

Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

Julia Smith Translation

The midst of them their houses forever, their dwellings to generation and generation; they called in their names upon their lands.

King James 2000

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Within them [they think] their houses [are] forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation. They {name} [their] lands by their [own] names.

Modern King James verseion

Their inward thought is that their houses shall go on forever, and their dwelling-places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And yet they think that their houses shall continue forever, and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another; and call the lands after their own names.

NET Bible

Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,

New Heart English Bible

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

The Emphasized Bible

Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-biding, Their habitations, for generation after generation, - They give their own names unto lands!

Webster

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

World English Bible

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

Youngs Literal Translation

Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

References

Context Readings

Misplaced Trust In Wealth

10 For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others. 11 The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands. 12 But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

Cross References

Genesis 4:17

And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

Psalm 64:6

Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

Psalm 5:9

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair, the son of Manasseh, took all the land of Argob, as far as the country of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, naming it, Bashan, Havvoth-Jair after himself, as it is to this day.)

1 Samuel 15:12

And early in the morning he got up and went to Saul; and word was given to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel and put up a pillar, and had gone from there down to Gilgal.

2 Samuel 18:18

Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

Psalm 10:6

He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.

Ezekiel 38:10

This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design:

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

Acts 8:22

Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

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