Parallel Verses

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].

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.

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 even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. 11 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.
12 Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.

Cross References

Genesis 4:17

Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Psalm 64:6

They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the Manassite took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called the villages after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.)

1 Samuel 15:12

And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal."

2 Samuel 18:18

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day.

Psalm 10:6

He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."

Ezekiel 38:10

"Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

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