Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

They make an attack on the life of the righteous one, - And, innocent blood, they condemn.

New American Standard Bible

They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.

King James Version

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Holman Bible

They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

International Standard Version

They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death.

A Conservative Version

They gather themselves together against the soul of a righteous man, and condemn innocent blood.

American Standard Version

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

Amplified


They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.

Bible in Basic English

They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

Darby Translation

They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

Julia Smith Translation

They shall break in upon the soul of the just one, and they shall condemn innocent blood.

King James 2000

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They band together against [the] life of [the] righteous, and declare [the] blameless guilty of blood.

Modern King James verseion

They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They gather them together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

NET Bible

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

New Heart English Bible

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Webster

They assemble themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

World English Bible

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Youngs Literal Translation

They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

and condemn
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 34

the innocent
נקיא נקי 
Naqiy 
Usage: 43

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

20 Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute? 21 They make an attack on the life of the righteous one, - And, innocent blood, they condemn. 22 But, Yahweh, hath become for me a high tower, And my God, my rock of refuge.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

Exodus 23:7

From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away, - and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless imam

Psalm 59:3

For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;

Matthew 27:1

Now, when morning came, all the High-priests and Elders of the people took, counsel, against Jesus, so as to put him to death:

1 Kings 21:19

Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying - Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou committed murder, and also taken possession? Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying: Thus, saith Yahweh, In the place where the dogs have lapped up the blood of Naboth, shall the dogs lap up thy blood, even thine.

Psalm 2:1-3

Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me, - An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

Psalm 56:6

They stir up strife - they lie hid, They, mark my steps, - Seeing they have waited for my life.

Psalm 106:38

And poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, And the land was polluted with blood-shed;

Proverbs 1:11

If they say - Come with us, - Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;

Proverbs 1:16

For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.

Jeremiah 26:15

Only, ye must, know, that If, ye, do put me, to death, verily innocent blood, are ye laying upon yourselves, and against this city, and against her inhabitants, - for of a truth, did Yahweh send me unto you, to speak in your ears lull these words.

Ezekiel 22:6

Lo! the princes of Israel, very man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood.

Ezekiel 22:12

Bribes, have they accepted in thee, For the sake of shedding blood,-Interest and increase, hast thou accepted And thou hast overreached thy neighbour by oppression, And me, hast thou forgotten, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her rulers within her have been like wolves, rending prey,- In shedding blood In destroying lives, For the sake of getting dishonest gain.

Matthew 23:32-36

And, ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers!

Matthew 27:4

saying - I have sinned, in delivering up righteous blood. But, they, said - What is that to us? thou, shalt see to it for thyself.

Acts 4:5-7

And it came to pass, upon the morrow, that there were gathered together of them, the rulers and the elders and the scribes, in Jerusalem;

Acts 4:27-28

For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, - both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; -

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets, did not your fathers persecute? Yea they slew them who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One - of whom, now, ye, have become, betrayers and murderers!

Acts 7:58-60

And, thrusting him forth outside the city, proceeded to stone him. And, the witnesses, laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

James 5:6

Ye sentenced - ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you?

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I was astonished, when I beheld her, with great astonishment.

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