Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

King James Version

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Holman Bible

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

International Standard Version

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

A Conservative Version

God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

American Standard Version

God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

Amplified


But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

Also God will break thee down forever; he will take thee and sweep thee away from the tent, and root thee up from the land of the living. Silence.

King James 2000

God shall likewise destroy you forever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from [your] tent, and [he] will uproot you from [the] land of [the] living. Selah

Modern King James verseion

God will likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

NET Bible

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. Selah.

Webster

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

World English Bible

God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

References

Fausets

Context Readings

God Judges The Proud

4 You love words that devour, O deceitful tongue. 5 But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
6 The righteous also sees, and fears, and laughs at him. They say:

Cross References

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I will see the goodness of Jehovah in this world of the living.

Proverbs 2:22

The wicked will be cut off from the land. The unfaithful will be uprooted.

Job 18:14

He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.

Job 20:6-7

Though his pride reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

Psalm 7:14-16

See how they conceive evil. They are pregnant with wickedness and give birth to lies.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Psalm 64:7-10

But God will shoot his arrows and quickly wound them.

Psalm 116:9

I will walk in Jehovah's presence in the land of the living.

Psalm 120:2-4

O Jehovah, rescue me from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 140:9-11

Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth will be established forever. A lying tongue is only for a moment.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished. The liar will not escape.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished and the liar will perish.

Isaiah 22:19

I will drive you out of your office. He will pull you down from your position.

Isaiah 38:11

I thought that I would not see Jehovah in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person.

Luke 16:27-28

The rich man said: I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful and unbelieving, abominable and murderers, fornicators and those practicing spiritism, idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur: which is the second death.

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