how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear God.
Parallel translations
- KJV How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
- BSB how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
- NKJV how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.
- NASB how he confronted you on the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.
- NLT They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God.
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- Ps 36:1For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. An inner sanctuary is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of God before his eyes.”
- Rom 3:18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
- Neh 5:15But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people; but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.
- Neh 5:9Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
- Prov 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
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