Parallel Verses
NET Bible
They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.
New American Standard Bible
They
All the
King James Version
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Holman Bible
they wander in darkness.
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
International Standard Version
They neither know nor understand; they walk about in the dark while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
A Conservative Version
They know not, nor do they understand. They walk to and fro in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
American Standard Version
They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Amplified
The rulers do not know nor do they understand;
They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];
All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.
Darby Translation
They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
Julia Smith Translation
They will not know, they will not Understand: they will go about in darkness: all the foundations of the earth will be moved.
King James 2000
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They do not know or consider. They go about in the darkness, [so that] all [the] foundations of [the] earth are shaken.
Modern King James verseion
They neither know nor will understand; they walk on in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They will not be learned nor understand, but walk on still in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
New Heart English Bible
They do not know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
The Emphasized Bible
They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.
Webster
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
World English Bible
They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Youngs Literal Translation
They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
Themes
spiritual Blindness » The wicked are in
Darkness » The wicked » Walk in
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 82:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Righteous Judgment
4 Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked! 5 They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble. 6 I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.'
Cross References
Psalm 11:3
When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?"
Micah 3:1
I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,
Proverbs 2:13
who leave the upright paths to walk on the dark ways,
Psalm 14:4
All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.
Psalm 75:3
When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)
Proverbs 1:29
Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the Lord,
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
Isaiah 5:7
Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got -- disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got -- cries for help!
Isaiah 59:9
For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.
John 3:19
Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
John 12:35
Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Romans 1:28
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
2 Timothy 2:19
However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."
1 John 2:11
But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Psalm 53:4
All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.