Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
New American Standard Bible
And say, “Return, O children of men.”
King James Version
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Holman Bible
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
International Standard Version
You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!"
A Conservative Version
Thou turn man to destruction, and say, Return, ye sons of men.
American Standard Version
Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Amplified
You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”
Darby Translation
Thou makest mortal man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt turn man even to crushing, and thou wilt say, Turn back, ye sons of man.
King James 2000
You turn man to destruction; and say, Return, you children of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You return man to [the] dust, {saying}, "Return, O sons of man."
Modern King James verseion
You turn man to dust, and say, Return, sons of men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou turnest man to destruction; Again, thou sayest, "Come again, ye children of men."
NET Bible
You make mankind return to the dust, and say, "Return, O people!"
New Heart English Bible
You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
The Emphasized Bible
Thou causest man to return unto dust, And hast said - Return, ye sons of Adam!
Webster
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
World English Bible
You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
Themes
Man » God » Turns, to destruction
Time » The difference between the lord’s time and our time
References
American
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 90:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eternal God And Mortal Man
2 Before mountains were brought forth, And Thou dost form the earth and the world, Even from age unto age Thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men. 4 For a thousand years in Thine eyes are as yesterday, For it passeth on, yea, a watch by night.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Job 34:14-15
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
Psalm 104:29
Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
Genesis 6:6-7
and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
Numbers 14:35
I am Jehovah, I have spoken; if I do not this to all this evil company who are meeting against me; -- in this wilderness they are consumed, and there they die.'
Job 12:10
In whose hand is the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'
Psalm 146:4
His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.