Come, and see God’s deeds — awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
Parallel translations
- KJV Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
- BSB Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- NKJV Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
- NASB ¶Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
- NLT Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 126:1–3A Song of Ascents. When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.
- Num 23:23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What has God done!’
- Ps 66:3Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
- Ps 111:2Yahweh’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.
- Ps 66:16Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- Ps 46:8Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.
- Ps 106:22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
- Ps 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
- Ezek 1:18As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.
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