Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou heardest them, O LORD our God; thou forgavest them, O God, and punished their own inventions.

New American Standard Bible

O Lord our God, You answered them;
You were a forgiving God to them,
And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

King James Version

Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Holman Bible

Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
an avenger of their sinful actions.

International Standard Version

LORD our God, you answered them; you were their God who forgave them, but also avenged their evil deeds.

A Conservative Version

Thou answered them, O LORD our God. Thou were a God who forgave them, though thou took vengeance on their doings.

American Standard Version

Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Amplified


You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were a forgiving God to them,
And yet an avenger of their evil practices.

Bible in Basic English

You gave them an answer, O Lord our God; you took away their sin, though you gave them punishment for their wrongdoing.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, our God, thou answeredst them: a forgiving God wast thou unto them, though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Julia Smith Translation

O Jehovah our God, thou didst answer them; thou wert God lifting up to them, and taking vengeance for all their doings.

King James 2000

You answered them, O LORD our God: you were a God that forgave them, though you took vengeance on their wrongdoings.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Yahweh our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their [wrong] deeds.

Modern King James verseion

You answered them, O Jehovah our God; You were a God who forgave them, though You take vengeance for their deeds.

NET Bible

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

New Heart English Bible

You answered them, LORD our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.

The Emphasized Bible

O Yahweh our God! thou, answeredst them, - A pardoning GOD, thou becamest to them, Yet one bringing vengeance on their deeds.

Webster

Thou didst answer them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

World English Bible

You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.

Youngs Literal Translation

O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

them, O Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

thou wast a God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

References

Morish

Context Readings

Yahweh Is A Holy King

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar; for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave them. 8 Thou heardest them, O LORD our God; thou forgavest them, O God, and punished their own inventions. 9 O magnify the LORD our God, and worship him upon his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

Cross References

Numbers 20:12

And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, "Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."

Psalm 89:33

Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail.

Jeremiah 46:28

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, sayeth the LORD, for I am with thee: and will destroy all nations, among whom I have scattered thee. Nevertheless I will not consume thee, but chasten thee and correct thee: yea and that with discretion: neither will I spare thee as one that were faultless."

Exodus 32:2

And Aaron said unto them, "Pluck off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and of your daughters: and bring them unto me."

Exodus 32:34-35

But go, and bring the people unto the land which I said unto thee, 'Behold, mine angel shall go before thee.' Neverthelater in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them."

Numbers 11:33-34

And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, yer it was chewed up, the wrath of the LORD waxed hot upon the people, and the LORD slew of the people an exceeding mighty slaughter.

Numbers 14:20-34

And the LORD said, "I have forgiven it, according to thy request.

Numbers 20:24

"Let Aaron be put unto his people, for he shall not come into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel: because ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of strife.

Deuteronomy 3:26

But the LORD was angry with me for your sakes and would not hear me, but said unto me, 'Be content, and speak henceforth no more unto me of this matter;

Deuteronomy 9:19-20

For I was afraid of the wrath and fierceness wherewith the LORD was angry with you, even for to have destroyed you; But the LORD heard my petition at that time also.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Lo, this only have I found, that God made man just and right, but they seek divers subtleties.

Zephaniah 3:7

I said unto them, "O fear me, and be content to be reformed." That their dwelling should not be destroyed, and that there should happen unto them none of these things, wherewith I shall visit them. But nevertheless they stand up early, to follow the filthiness of their own imaginations.

Romans 1:21

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

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