Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

New American Standard Bible

But those who seek my life to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.

King James Version

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Holman Bible

But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.

International Standard Version

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

A Conservative Version

but those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Amplified


But those who seek my life to destroy it
Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

Darby Translation

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

Julia Smith Translation

They will seek my soul for destruction, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

King James 2000

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But as for them [who] seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.

Modern King James verseion

But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the depths of the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they shall go under the earth.

NET Bible

Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

New Heart English Bible

But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

Webster

But those that seek my soul to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

World English Bible

But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

References

Context Readings

Praise God Who Satisfies

8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.


Cross References

Psalm 55:15

Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

Psalm 40:14

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

Psalm 9:17

The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

Numbers 16:30-33

But if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then ye shall understand that these men have despised Jehovah.

1 Samuel 25:29

And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.

1 Samuel 28:19

Moreover Jehovah will deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: Jehovah will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.

Job 40:13

Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place .

Psalm 35:4

Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

Psalm 35:26

Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

Psalm 38:12

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

Psalm 55:23

But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

Psalm 70:2

Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

Psalm 86:13

For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Isaiah 14:9

Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Isaiah 14:15

Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.

Isaiah 14:19

But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot.

Ezekiel 32:18-32

Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

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