Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

New American Standard Bible

Who understands the power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

King James Version

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

International Standard Version

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

A Conservative Version

Who knows the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due to thee?

American Standard Version

Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

Amplified


Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?]
And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?

Darby Translation

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

Julia Smith Translation

Who shall know the strength of thine anger? and according to thy fear, thy wrath.

King James 2000

Who knows the power of your anger? even according to your fear, so is your wrath.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with [the] fear due you?

Modern King James verseion

Who knows the power of Your anger? And as Your fear is, so is Your wrath.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But who regardeth the power of thy wrath? For even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure.

NET Bible

Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.

New Heart English Bible

Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

The Emphasized Bible

Who knoweth the strength of thine anger? Even, according to the fear of thee, is thy wrath!

Webster

Who knoweth the power of thy anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

World English Bible

Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear -- Thy wrath?

References

American

Hastings

Sin

Context Readings

Eternal God And Mortal Man

10 Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
11 Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.
12 Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.


Cross References

Leviticus 26:18

“But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:21

“If you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:24

then I will act with hostility toward you; I also will strike you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:28

I will act with furious hostility toward you; I will also discipline you seven times for your sins.

Deuteronomy 28:59

He will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.

Deuteronomy 29:20-29

The Lord will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The Lord will blot out his name under heaven,

Psalm 76:7

And You—You are to be feared.
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”

Nahum 1:6

Who can withstand His indignation?
Who can endure His burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
even rocks are shattered before Him.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well.

Revelation 6:17

because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?”

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