Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

On high, He summons heaven and earth
in order to judge His people.

New American Standard Bible

He summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:

King James Version

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

International Standard Version

He summoned the heavens above and the earth below, to sit in judgment on his people.

A Conservative Version

He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

American Standard Version

He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Amplified


He summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:

Darby Translation

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Julia Smith Translation

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth to judge his people.

King James 2000

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He summons the heavens above and the earth that he might judge his people:

Modern King James verseion

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, so that He may judge His people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall call the heavens from above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

NET Bible

He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.

New Heart English Bible

He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:

The Emphasized Bible

He calleth, Unto the heavens above, And unto the earth, That he may judge his people.

Webster

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

World English Bible

He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Youngs Literal Translation

He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people.

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Verse Info

Context Readings

God As Judge

3 Our God is coming; He will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes Him,
and a storm rages around Him.
4 On high, He summons heaven and earth
in order to judge His people.
5 “Gather My faithful ones to Me,
those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”


Cross References

Isaiah 1:2

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

Deuteronomy 31:28

Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

Deuteronomy 32:1

Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak;
listen, earth, to the words of my mouth.

Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.

Micah 6:1-2

Now listen to what the Lord is saying:

Rise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.

Deuteronomy 4:36

He let you hear His voice from heaven to instruct you. He showed you His great fire on earth, and you heard His words from the fire.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,

Psalm 50:6

The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God is the Judge.Selah

Psalm 96:13

before the Lord, for He is coming—
for He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world righteously
and the peoples fairly.

Isaiah 11:3-4

His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,

John 5:22-23

The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,

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