For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
Parallel translations
- KJV For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
- BSB For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- NKJV For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
- NASB For evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
- NLT For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
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- Isa 60:21Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- Ps 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease. His offspring shall inherit the land.
- Prov 2:21For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
- Ps 37:29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
- Isa 57:13When you cry, let those whom you have gathered deliver you; but the wind will take them. a breath will carry them all away: but he who takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.”
- Ps 37:11–12But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
- Ps 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
- Isa 58:14then you shall delight yourself in Yahweh; and I will make you to ride on the high places of the earth; and I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father:” for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.
- Rev 5:10and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on the earth.”
- Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
- Job 20:23–29When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
- Job 27:13–23“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
- Ps 37:35–36I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
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