Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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.

American Standard Version

But those that 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].

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 the portion of foxes.


Cross References

Psalm 55:15

Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.

Psalm 40:14

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Psalm 9:17

The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, 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, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.

1 Samuel 25:29

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

1 Samuel 28:19

And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the army of Israel also will Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.

Job 40:13

Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

Psalm 35:4

Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

Psalm 35:26

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Psalm 38:12

And they 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

And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.

Psalm 70:2

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Psalm 86:13

For great is thy loving-kindness 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, stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth; making to rise from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Isaiah 14:15

none the less art thou brought down to Sheol, to the recesses of the pit.

Isaiah 14:19

but thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, covered with the slain those thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit: like a carcase trodden under foot.

Ezekiel 32:18-32

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

Acts 1:25

to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.

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