PSA 37:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ κωφὸς οὐκ ἤκουον, καὶ ὡσεὶ ἄλαλος οὐκ ἀνοίγων τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ·
(Egō de hōsei kōfos ouk aʸkouon, kai hōsei alalos ouk anoigōn to stoma autou; )

BrTr But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

ULT The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows
⇔ to cast down the oppressed and needy,
⇔ to kill those who are upright.

UST Wicked people pull out their swords
⇔ and they put strings on their bows,
⇔ ready to kill people who are poor
⇔ and to slaughter those who live righteously.

BSB ⇔ The wicked have drawn the sword
⇔ and bent the bow
⇔ to bring down the poor and needy,
⇔ to slay those whose ways are upright.

OEB ⇔ The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow,
⇔ to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;

WEBBE The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
⇔ to cast down the poor and needy,
⇔ to kill those who are upright on the path.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Evil men draw their swords
⇔ and prepare their bows,
⇔ to bring down the oppressed and needy,
⇔ and to slaughter those who are godly.

LSV The wicked have opened a sword,
And they have bent their bow,
To cause the poor and needy to fall,
To slaughter the upright of the way.

FBV The wicked draw their swords, and bend their bows to destroy the poor and needy, to kill those who live right.

T4T ⇔ Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers
⇔ and they put strings on their bows,
⇔ ready to kill people who are poor [DOU]
⇔ and to slaughter those who live righteously.

LEB • The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow to throw down the poor and the needy,
• to kill those upright in their way.

BBE The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

Moff who aims to slay the upright,
⇔ and carries out his wicked plan.
⇔ Cease your anger, give up raging,

JPS The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

ASV The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
⇔ To cast down the poor and needy,
⇔ To slay such as are upright in the way.

DRA But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

YLT A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

Drby The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:

RV The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as be upright in the way:

Wbstr The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.

KJB-1769 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.[fn]

37.14 such…: Heb. the upright of way

KJB-1611 [fn]The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
(The wicked have drawen out the sword, and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conuersation.)

37:14 Heb. the vpright of way.

Bshps The vngodly haue drawen out the sworde, and haue bended their bowe: to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of right conuersation.
(The ungodly have drawen out the sword, and have bended their bow: to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of right conuersation.)

Gnva The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
(The wicked have drawen their sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conuersation. )

Cvdl The vngodly drawe out the swerde & bende their bowe, to cast downe ye symple & poore, and to slaye soch as go ye right waye.
(The ungodly drawe out the sword and bend their bow, to cast down ye/you_all symple and poor, and to slay/kill such as go ye/you_all right way.)

Wycl But Y as a deef man herde not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth.
(But I as a deef man heard not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth.)

Luth Die GOttlosen ziehen das Schwert aus und spannen ihren Bogen, daß sie fällen den Elenden und Armen und schlachten die Frommen.
(The Godlosen ziehen the sword out_of and spannen your Bogen, that they/she/them fällen the Elenden and Armen and schlachten the Frommen.)

ClVg Ego autem, tamquam surdus, non audiebam; et sicut mutus non aperiens os suum.[fn]
(I however, tamquam surdus, not/no audiebam; and like mutus not/no aperiens os his_own. )

37.14 Tanquam surdus non audiebam, et sicut mutus non aperiens os suum. CASS. Ad iniquitatem consulentium non aperiens, etc., usque ad contra dolores corporis rugiebat.

37.14 Tanquam surdus not/no audiebam, and like mutus not/no aperiens os his_own. CASS. Ad iniquitatem consulentium not/no aperiens, etc., until to on_the_contrary dolores corporis rugiebat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

The wicked

(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )

This refers to the wicked people. Alternate translation: “The wicked people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

have drawn out their swords & have bent their bows

(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )

Both “swords” and “bows” are weapons used to attack people. The fact that they are “drawn” and “bent” means they are ready to start attacking. Alternate translation: “have prepared their weapons in order to attack”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

to cast down

(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )

This destruction of the needy people is spoken of as if they were clay pots that would break into pieces when thrown down on the ground. Alternate translation: “to destroy”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

the oppressed and needy

(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )

These terms both refer to people who are powerless to defend themselves. Alternate translation: “people who are not able to resist them”

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