Psalms 107:27
They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
KJV1611 – Modern English
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
They reel to and fro,{H2287} and stagger{H5128} like a drunken man,{H7910} And are at their wits'{H2451} end.{H1104}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
They reel to and fro{H2287}{(H8799)}, and stagger{H5128}{(H8799)} like a drunken man{H7910}, and are at their wits{H2451}' end{H1104}{(H8691)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
They rele to and fro, they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende.
Geneva Bible (1560)
They are tossed to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
They reele to and fro, and they do stacker like a drunken man: and their wysdome fayleth them.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
American Standard Version (1901)
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
American Standard Version (1901)
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
World English Bible (2000)
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.
Referenced Verses
- Job 12:25 : 25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.
- Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
- Isa 19:14 : 14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
- Isa 29:9 : 9 Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink.
- Acts 27:15-20 : 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat. 17 After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18 The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.
- Isa 24:20 : 20 The earth staggers like a drunkard, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, never to rise again.
- Job 37:20 : 20 Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
Similar Verses (AI)
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26 They rose up to the heavens, then they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their distress.
- Ps 107:28-303 verses82%
28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were quiet.
30 They rejoiced when the waters grew calm, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
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25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.
- Ps 107:4-63 verses77%
4 They wandered in the wilderness, in a desolate place; they found no way to a city where they could settle.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their souls grew faint within them.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
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7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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9 Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink.
- Ps 107:17-193 verses75%
17 Some became fools because of their rebellious ways and suffered because of their sins.
18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Ps 107:10-134 verses75%
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains.
11 For they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12 So He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Prov 31:5-62 verses73%
5 Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.
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17 All hands will hang limp, and every knee will become weak as water.
- Ps 107:23-242 verses72%
23 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters.
24 They saw the works of the LORD and His wonderful deeds in the deep.
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10 Though they are entangled in thorns and drunk from their wine, they will be consumed like dry stubble.
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13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.
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10 Therefore His people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.
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28 For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.
- Ps 107:39-402 verses71%
39 Yet they were diminished and brought low through oppression, calamity, and sorrow.
40 He pours out contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
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16 They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them.
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20 The earth staggers like a drunkard, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, never to rise again.
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34 You will be like one lying down in the middle of the sea, or like one lying on the top of a mast.
- Acts 27:17-182 verses70%
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18 The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.
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17 'In this way, they will lack bread and water, and they will be appalled at one another and waste away because of their iniquity.'
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14 They come in as through a wide breach; chaos rolls in like a wave under the crash of destruction.
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5 They do not know nor do they understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
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22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,
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23 Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold the base of the mast firm, nor spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will seize the plunder.
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14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
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19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
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21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, who are drunk but not with wine.
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10 We grope along the wall like the blind; we grope as if we had no eyes. At midday, we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.
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1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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11 They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty.
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19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
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14 They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.
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5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
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26 Your rowers brought you into deep waters, but the east wind broke you apart in the heart of the seas.