Psalms 53:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do they not understand, these evildoers who devour my people as they eat bread and do not call upon God?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    There they were in great fear, where no fear was; for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    There were they in great{H6343} fear,{H6342} where no fear{H6343} was; For God{H430} hath scattered{H6340} the bones{H6106} of him that encampeth{H2583} against thee: Thou hast put them to shame,{H954} because of God{H430} hath rejected{H3988} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    There were they in great{H6343} fear{H6342}{H8804)}, where no fear{H6343} was: for God{H430} hath scattered{H6340}{H8765)} the bones{H6106} of him that encampeth{H2583}{H8802)} against thee: thou hast put them to shame{H954}{H8689)}, because God{H430} hath despised{H3988}{H8804)} them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They are afrayed, where no feare is: for God breaketh the bones of them that besege the: thou puttest them to confucion, for God despiseth them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    There they were afraide for feare, where no feare was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that besieged thee: thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath cast them off.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They shalbe greatly there afraide where no cause of feare is: for the Lord wyll breake the bones of hym that besiegeth thee, thou wylt put them to shame, because the Lorde hath despised them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    There were they in great fear, [where] no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth [against] thee: thou hast put [them] to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There they were in great fear, where no fear was, For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, Because God has rejected them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because of God hath rejected them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because of God hath rejected them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is chasing you.
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 As for those of you who survive, I will bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as though running from a sword, though no one pursues them.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.
  • Ezek 6:5 : 5 I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
  • Ps 141:7 : 7 As one plows the earth and breaks it apart, so are our bones scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
  • Jer 6:30 : 30 They are called rejected silver, for the LORD has rejected them.
  • Deut 28:65-67 : 65 Among those nations, you will find no peace, and no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. 66 Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be filled with fear night and day, and you will not be sure of your life. 67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights your eyes will see.
  • 1 Sam 14:15 : 15 Then panic struck the whole Philistine camp, those in the field, the outposts, and the raiding parties, and the ground trembled. It was a panic sent by God.
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!" 7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
  • Job 15:21 : 21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
  • Ps 14:5 : 5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
  • Ps 35:4 : 4 Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 Let those who rejoice at my distress be ashamed and disgraced together; let those who exalt themselves over me wear shame and dishonor.
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.
  • Ps 73:20 : 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.
  • Ps 83:16-17 : 16 so pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your tempest. 17 Fill their faces with shame so that they will seek your name, O LORD.
  • Jer 8:1-2 : 1 At that time, declares the LORD, they will bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem from their graves. 2 They will spread them out before the sun, the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they loved, served, followed, sought, and worshiped. They will not be gathered or buried but will be like dung on the surface of the ground.
  • Lam 2:6 : 6 He has violently done away with his dwelling, as if it were a garden, destroying his appointed meeting place. The LORD has caused Zion to forget its appointed times and Sabbaths. In his fierce anger, he has despised king and priest alike.
  • Isa 37:22-38 : 22 this is the word the LORD has spoken against him: 'The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises and mocks you. The Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head as you flee. 23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! 24 Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests. 25 I dug wells and drank water; with the soles of my feet, I dried up all the rivers of Egypt. 26 Have you not heard? From long ago, I planned it; from ancient times, I designed it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into heaps of ruins. 27 Their inhabitants, stripped of strength, were dismayed and put to shame. They were like grass in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the housetops, scorched before it grows up. 28 But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. 29 Because of your raging against Me and your arrogance that has reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way you came. 30 This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows by itself, and in the second year, what springs from that. But in the third year, sow and reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 31 Once more, a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. 32 For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. 33 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with a shield or build a siege ramp against it. 34 By the way he came, he will return; he will not enter this city, declares the LORD. 35 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David. 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp, departed, returned home, and stayed in Nineveh. 38 While he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
  • Ezek 37:1-9 : 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them, and behold, there were very many bones lying on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' I answered, 'Sovereign Lord, You alone know.' 4 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!”' 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: 'Behold, I am going to bring breath into you, and you will come to life.' 6 'I will attach tendons to you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.' 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live.”' 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army. 11 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are cut off.”'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is with the generation of the righteous.

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  • Job 6:20-21
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    20 They are ashamed because they trusted; they arrive there and are disappointed.

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  • Jer 49:5
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    5 Behold, I am bringing terror upon you from all around you, declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts. You will be driven away, each man fleeing before him, with no one to gather the fugitives.

  • Jer 46:5
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    5 Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

  • Ps 53:4
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    4 All have turned away; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

  • Ezek 39:26
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    26 They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they committed against me when they live securely in their land with no one to make them afraid.

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    73%

    6 There they were filled with dread where there was no reason to fear, for God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

  • Ps 22:5
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    5 In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.

  • Ps 44:9
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    9 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.

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    11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish.

  • Exod 15:15-16
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    15 The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.

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  • Mic 7:17
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    17 They will lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds; they will dread the LORD our God and stand in awe of You.

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    19 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me, for many are with me.

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    16 I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.

  • Ps 73:19
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    19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!

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    29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

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    22 Your enemies will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.

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    5 My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

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    15 Indeed, if anyone assembles against you, it will not be from Me. Whoever assembles against you will fall for your sake.

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    3 At the sound of the tumult, peoples flee; when You are exalted, nations are scattered.

  • Isa 25:3
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  • Ezek 32:27
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  • Isa 20:5
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    14 fear and trembling came upon me, and made all my bones shake.

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    25 No one will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land where you set foot, as He has promised you.