You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
- BSB You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
- NKJV You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
- NASB You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
- NLT You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
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- Ps 31:11Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
- Job 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
- Isa 49:7Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Job 19:13–19“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
- Zech 11:8I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
- John 15:23–24He who hates me, hates my Father also.
- Jer 32:2Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
- Ps 142:4Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
- Matt 27:21–25But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
- John 11:57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.
- Lam 3:7–9He has walled me about, that I can’t go out; he has made my chain heavy.
- Job 19:8He has walled up my way so that I can’t pass, and has set darkness in my paths.
- Job 12:14Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
- Isa 63:3“I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the peoples, no one was with me: Yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.
- 1 Sam 23:18–20They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his house.
- Ps 143:4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
- Ps 88:18You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.
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