After the treaty made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.
Parallel translations
- KJV And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
- BSB After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
- NKJV And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people.
- NASB After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.
- NLT With deceitful promises, he will make various alliances. He will become strong despite having only a handful of followers.
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- 2 Th 2:9even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
- Dan 8:25Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and he shall destroy many in their security. He shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- Gen 34:13The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- Rom 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
- 2 Cor 11:3But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- Ezek 17:13–19He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
- Prov 11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Ps 52:2Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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