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Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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Listen, dear friends, to God's truth, bend your ears to what I tell you.
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O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
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Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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O my people, listen to my teaching. Open your ears to what I am saying,
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I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
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I'm chewing on the morsel of a proverb; I'll let you in on the sweet old truths,
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I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-
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I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
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for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past--
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Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
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Stories we heard from our fathers, counsel we learned at our mother's knee.
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what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.
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Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
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stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
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We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
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We're not keeping this to ourselves, we're passing it along to the next generation--GOD's fame and fortune, the marvelous things he has done.
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We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
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We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
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We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.
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For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
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He planted a witness in Jacob, set his Word firmly in Israel, Then commanded our parents to teach it to their children
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He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
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For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
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For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
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That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
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So the next generation would know, and all the generations to come--Know the truth and tell the stories so their children
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so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
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That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,
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so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.
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That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
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can trust in God, Never forget the works of God but keep his commands to the letter.
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Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
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That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;
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So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.
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And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
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Heaven forbid they should be like their parents, bullheaded and bad, A fickle and faithless bunch who never stayed true to God.
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They would not be like their forefathers- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
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And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
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Then they will not be like their ancestors--stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God.
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The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
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The Ephraimites, armed to the teeth, ran off when the battle began.
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The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
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The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
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The warriors of Ephraim, though fully armed, turned their backs and fled when the day of battle came.
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They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
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They were cowards to God's Covenant, refused to walk by his Word.
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they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.
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They did not keep the covenant of God; They refused to walk in His law,
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They did not keep God's covenant, and they refused to live by his law.
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And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
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They forgot what he had done--marvels he'd done right before their eyes.
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They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
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And forgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.
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They forgot what he had done--the wonderful miracles he had shown them,
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Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
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He performed miracles in plain sight of their parents in Egypt, out on the fields of Zoan.
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He did miracles in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
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Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
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the miracles he did for their ancestors in Egypt, on the plain of Zoan.
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He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
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He split the Sea and they walked right through it; he piled the waters to the right and the left.
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He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall.
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He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
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For he divided the sea before them and led them through! The water stood up like walls beside them!
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In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
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He led them by day with a cloud, led them all the night long with a fiery torch.
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He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
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In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
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In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and at night by a pillar of fire.
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He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
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He split rocks in the wilderness, gave them all they could drink from underground springs;
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He split the rocks in the desert and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
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He split the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
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He split open the rocks in the wilderness to give them plenty of water, as from a gushing spring.
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He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
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He made creeks flow out from sheer rock, and water pour out like a river.
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he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
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He also brought streams out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
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He made streams pour from the rock, making the waters flow down like a river!
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And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
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All they did was sin even more, rebel in the desert against the High God.
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But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
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But they sinned even more against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
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Yet they kept on with their sin, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
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And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
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They tried to get their own way with God, clamored for favors, for special attention.
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They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
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And they tested God in their heart By asking for the food of their fancy.
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They willfully tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.
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Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
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They whined like spoiled children, "Why can't God give us a decent meal in this desert?
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They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the desert?
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Yes, they spoke against God: They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
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They even spoke against God himself, saying, "God can't give us food in the desert.
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Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
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Sure, he struck the rock and the water flowed, creeks cascaded from the rock. But how about some fresh-baked bread? How about a nice cut of meat?"
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When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?"
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Behold, He struck the rock, So that the waters gushed out, And the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide meat for His people?|"
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Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can't give his people bread and meat."
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Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
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When GOD heard that, he was furious--his anger flared against Jacob, he lost his temper with Israel.
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When the LORD heard them, he was very angry; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
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Therefore the LORD heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,
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When the LORD heard them, he was angry. The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. Yes, his anger rose against Israel,
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Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
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It was clear they didn't believe God, had no intention of trusting in his help.
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for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
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Because they did not believe in God, And did not trust in His salvation.
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for they did not believe God or trust him to care for them.
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Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
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But God helped them anyway, commanded the clouds and gave orders that opened the gates of heaven.
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Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
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Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,
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But he commanded the skies to open--he opened the doors of heaven--
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And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
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He rained down showers of manna to eat, he gave them the Bread of Heaven.
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he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
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Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven.
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and rained down manna for them to eat. He gave them bread from heaven.
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Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
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They ate the bread of the mighty angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
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Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
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Men ate angels' food; He sent them food to the full.
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They ate the food of angels! God gave them all they could hold.
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He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
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He let East Wind break loose from the skies, gave a strong push to South Wind.
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He let loose the east wind from the heavens and led forth the south wind by his power.
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He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.
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He released the east wind in the heavens and guided the south wind by his mighty power.
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He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
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This time it was birds that rained down--succulent birds, an abundance of birds.
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He rained meat down on them like dust, flying birds like sand on the seashore.
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He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
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He rained down meat as thick as dust--birds as plentiful as the sands along the seashore!
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And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
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He aimed them right for the center of their camp; all round their tents there were birds.
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He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
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And He let them fall in the midst of their camp, All around their dwellings.
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He caused the birds to fall within their camp and all around their tents.
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So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
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They ate and had their fill; he handed them everything they craved on a platter.
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They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved.
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So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.
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The people ate their fill. He gave them what they wanted.
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They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
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But their greed knew no bounds; they stuffed their mouths with more and more.
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But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths,
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They were not deprived of their craving; But while their food was still in their mouths,
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But before they finished eating this food they had craved, while the meat was yet in their mouths,
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The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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Finally, God was fed up, his anger erupted--he cut down their brightest and best, he laid low Israel's finest young men.
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God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
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The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.
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the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men; he struck down the finest of Israel's young men.
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For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
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And--can you believe it?-they kept right on sinning; all those wonders and they still wouldn't believe!
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In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
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In spite of this they still sinned, And did not believe in His wondrous works.
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But in spite of this, the people kept on sinning. They refused to believe in his miracles.
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Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
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So their lives dribbled off to nothing--nothing to show for their lives but a ghost town.
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So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
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Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.
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So he ended their lives in failure and gave them years of terror.
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When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
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When he cut them down, they came running for help; they turned and pled for mercy.
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Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
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When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
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When God killed some of them, the rest finally sought him. They repented and turned to God.
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And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
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They gave witness that God was their rock, that High God was their redeemer,
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They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
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Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.
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Then they remembered that God was their rock, that their redeemer was the Most High.
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Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
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But they didn't mean a word of it; they lied through their teeth the whole time.
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But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
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Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue;
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But they followed him only with their words; they lied to him with their tongues.
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For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
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They could not have cared less about him, wanted nothing to do with his Covenant.
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their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
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For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
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Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.
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But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
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And God? Compassionate! Forgave the sin! Didn't destroy! Over and over he reined in his anger, restrained his considerable wrath.
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Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
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But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;
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Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins and didn't destroy them all. Many a time he held back his anger and did not unleash his fury!
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For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
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He knew what they were made of; he knew there wasn't much to them,
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He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
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For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.
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For he remembered that they were merely mortal, gone in a moment like a breath of wind, never to return.
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How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
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How often in the desert they had spurned him, tried his patience in those wilderness years.
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How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland!
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How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
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Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved his heart in the wilderness.
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Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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Time and again they pushed him to the limit, provoked Israel's Holy God.
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Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
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Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.
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Again and again they tested God's patience and frustrated the Holy One of Israel.
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They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
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How quickly they forgot what he'd done, forgot their day of rescue from the enemy,
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They did not remember his power- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
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They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
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They forgot about his power and how he rescued them from their enemies.
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How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
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When he did miracles in Egypt, wonders on the plain of Zoan.
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the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
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When He worked His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan;
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They forgot his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders on the plain of Zoan.
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And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
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He turned the River and its streams to blood--not a drop of water fit to drink.
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He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams.
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Turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, that they could not drink.
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For he turned their rivers into blood, so no one could drink from the streams.
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He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
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He sent flies, which ate them alive, and frogs, which bedeviled them.
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He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
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He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, And frogs, which destroyed them.
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He sent vast swarms of flies to consume them and hordes of frogs to ruin them.
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He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
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He turned their harvest over to caterpillars, everything they had worked for to the locusts.
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He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
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He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, And their labor to the locust.
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He gave their crops to caterpillars; their harvest was consumed by locusts.
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He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
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He flattened their grapevines with hail; a killing frost ruined their orchards.
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He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
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He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore trees with frost.
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He destroyed their grapevines with hail and shattered their sycamores with sleet.
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He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
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He pounded their cattle with hail, let thunderbolts loose on their herds.
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He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
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He also gave up their cattle to the hail, And their flocks to fiery lightning.
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He abandoned their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
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He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
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His anger flared, a wild firestorm of havoc, An advance guard of disease-carrying angels
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He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility- a band of destroying angels.
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He cast on them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, indignation, and trouble, By sending angels of destruction among them.
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He loosed on them his fierce anger--all his fury, rage, and hostility. He dispatched against them a band of destroying angels.
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He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
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to clear the ground, preparing the way before him. He didn't spare those people, he let the plague rage through their lives.
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He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
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He made a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave their life over to the plague,
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He turned his anger against them; he did not spare the Egyptians' lives but handed them over to the plague.
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And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
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He killed all the Egyptian firstborns, lusty infants, offspring of Ham's virility.
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He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
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And destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.
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He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family, the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.
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But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
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Then he led his people out like sheep, took his flock safely through the wilderness.
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But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.
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But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
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But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness.
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And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
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He took good care of them; they had nothing to fear. The Sea took care of their enemies for good.
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He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
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He kept them safe so they were not afraid; but the sea closed in upon their enemies.
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And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
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He brought them into his holy land, this mountain he claimed for his own.
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Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
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And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.
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He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this land of hills he had won for them.
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He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
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He scattered everyone who got in their way; he staked out an inheritance for them--the tribes of Israel all had their own places.
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He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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He also drove out the nations before them, Allotted them an inheritance by survey, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
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He drove out the nations before them; he gave them their inheritance by lot. He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.
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Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
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But they kept on giving him a hard time, rebelled against God, the High God, refused to do anything he told them.
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But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
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Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God, And did not keep His testimonies,
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Yet though he did all this for them, they continued to test his patience. They rebelled against the Most High and refused to follow his decrees.
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But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
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They were worse, if that's possible, than their parents: traitors--crooked as a corkscrew.
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Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
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But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
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They turned back and were as faithless as their parents had been. They were as useless as a crooked bow.
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For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
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Their pagan orgies provoked God's anger, their obscene idolatries broke his heart.
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They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
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For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.
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They made God angry by building altars to other gods; they made him jealous with their idols.
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When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
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When God heard their carryings-on, he was furious; he posted a huge No over Israel.
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When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.
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When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
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When God heard them, he was very angry, and he rejected Israel completely.
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So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
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He walked off and left Shiloh empty, abandoned the shrine where he had met with Israel.
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He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men.
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So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,
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Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.
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And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.
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He let his pride and joy go to the dogs, turned his back on the pride of his life.
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He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
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And delivered His strength into captivity, And His glory into the enemy's hand.
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He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured; he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.
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He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
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He turned them loose on fields of battle; angry, he let them fend for themselves.
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He gave his people over to the sword; he was very angry with his inheritance.
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He also gave His people over to the sword, And was furious with His inheritance.
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He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword, because he was so angry with his own people--his special possession.
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The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
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Their young men went to war and never came back; their young women waited in vain.
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Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;
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The fire consumed their young men, And their maidens were not given in marriage.
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Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.
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Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
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Their priests were massacred, and their widows never shed a tear.
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their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
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Their priests fell by the sword, And their widows made no lamentation.
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Their priests were slaughtered, and their widows could not mourn their deaths.
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Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
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Suddenly the Lord was up on his feet like someone roused from deep sleep, shouting like a drunken warrior.
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Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.
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Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
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Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep, like a mighty man aroused from a drunken stupor.
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And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
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He hit his enemies hard, sent them running, yelping, not daring to look back.
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He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
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And He beat back His enemies; He put them to a perpetual reproach.
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He routed his enemies and sent them to eternal shame.
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Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
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He disqualified Joseph as leader, told Ephraim he didn't have what it takes,
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Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
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Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
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But he rejected Joseph's descendants; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
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But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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And chose the Tribe of Judah instead, Mount Zion, which he loves so much.
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but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
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But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved.
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He chose instead the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
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And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
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He built his sanctuary there, resplendent, solid and lasting as the earth itself.
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He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
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And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.
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There he built his towering sanctuary, as solid and enduring as the earth itself.
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He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
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Then he chose David, his servant, handpicked him from his work in the sheep pens.
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He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
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He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;
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He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.
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From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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One day he was caring for the ewes and their lambs, the next day God had him shepherding Jacob, his people Israel, his prize possession.
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from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
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From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
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He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants--God's own people, Israel.
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So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
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His good heart made him a good shepherd; he guided the people wisely and well. An Asaph psalm
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And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
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He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.
