Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.

New American Standard Bible

You turn man back into dust
And say, “Return, O children of men.”

King James Version

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

Holman Bible

You return mankind to the dust,
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."

References

American

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.

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.

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