Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
- BSB Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
- ESV Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
- NKJV Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”
- NASB But they will become his slaves, so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
- NLT But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers.”
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- Deut 28:47–48Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
- Isa 26:13Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but by you only will we make mention of your name.
- Judg 3:1Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
- Hos 8:10But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
- Jer 10:24Yahweh, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Neh 9:36“Behold, we are servants today, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.
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