But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
Parallel translations
- KJV But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
- BSB But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
- NKJV But You, O Lord, shall laugh at them; You shall have all the nations in derision.
- NASB But You, Lord, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
- NLT But Lord, you laugh at them. You scoff at all the hostile nations.
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Cross-references · 6
- Prov 1:26I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;
- Ps 37:13The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
- Ps 2:4He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
- Ps 59:5You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
- Matt 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
- 1 Sam 19:15–16Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
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