They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
Parallel translations
- KJV And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
- BSB They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
- ESV They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.
- NKJV And forgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.
- NASB They forgot His deeds And His miracles that He had shown them.
- NLT They forgot what he had done— the great wonders he had shown them,
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Cross-references · 5
- Ps 106:13They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
- Deut 32:18Of the Rock who became your father, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who gave you birth.
- Jer 2:32“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
- Ps 106:21–22They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
- Ps 78:7that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,
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