Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!
Parallel translations
- KJV O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
- BSB O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- NKJV O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies?
- NASB O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their back before their enemies?
- NLT Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?
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Cross-references · 3
- Rom 3:5–6But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
- Ezra 9:10“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
- Hab 2:1I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
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