Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
Parallel translations
- WEB Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
- KJV Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
- NKJV Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—
- NASB ¶There were those who lived in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,
- NLT Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
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Some sat in deep darkness, prisoners bound in affliction and iron chains.
Overview
The second picture portrays captives confined in gloom and chains, the shadow of death pressing upon them. It depicts the misery of imprisonment as a consequence of judgment. This bondage in darkness vividly portrays the human condition under sin, from which Christ came to set captives free and bring light to those in darkness.
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- Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Mic 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Rom 6:20–21For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
- Isa 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
- Matt 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- Exod 2:23–24After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
- Ps 105:18They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
- Job 36:8–9And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
- Matt 22:13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Lam 3:6–7He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
- Job 3:5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
- 2 Chr 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Isa 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
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