Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold.

New American Standard Bible

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.

King James Version

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Holman Bible

While you lie among the sheepfolds,
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.

International Standard Version

When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold."

A Conservative Version

Though ye lay between two boundaries, [it is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.

American Standard Version

When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

Amplified


When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

Bible in Basic English

Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

Darby Translation

Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

Julia Smith Translation

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

King James 2000

Though you have slept among the sheepfolds, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Though you [men] lie down between the sheepfolds, [you will be like the] wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Though ye have lain among the sheep-folds, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold.

NET Bible

When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

New Heart English Bible

while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

The Emphasized Bible

Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

Webster

Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

World English Bible

while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

Youngs Literal Translation

Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

References

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Easton

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Context Readings

God's Majestic Power

12 Kings of armies fled away; and she who stayed at home divided the plunder. 13 When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold. 14 When the Almighty scatters kings in it, it snows on Salmon.


Cross References

Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong ass crouching down between the sheepfolds.

Exodus 1:14

And they made their lives bitter with hard work in mortar and in bricks, and in all kinds of work in the field; all their work in which they made them do was with harshness.

Judges 5:16

Why did you stay among the sheepfolds to hear the bleating of the flocks? For in the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

1 Kings 4:20-21

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand by the sea in multitude; eating and drinking and making merry.

Psalm 74:19

Do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the multitude; forget not the congregation of Your poor forever.

Psalm 81:6

I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were delivered from the pots.

Psalm 105:37

He also brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

Psalm 149:4

For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Ezekiel 16:6-14

And when I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you in your blood, Live! Yes, I said to you in your blood, Live!

Luke 15:16

And he was longing to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, and no one gave to him.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, Bring the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor abusers, nor homosexuals,

1 Corinthians 12:2

You know that being led away, you nations were led to dumb idols.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And He has made you alive, who were once dead in trespasses and sins,

Ephesians 5:26-27

that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Revelation 1:5-6

even from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

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