Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Sing ye to Jehovah, praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers.
New American Standard Bible
For He has
From the hand of evildoers.
King James Version
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Holman Bible
Praise the Lord,
for He rescues the life of the needy
from the hand of evil people.
International Standard Version
Sing to the LORD, give praise to the LORD! For he saves the life of the poor from the hand of the wicked.
A Conservative Version
Sing to LORD. Praise ye LORD, for he has delivered the soul of the needy man from the hand of evil-doers.
American Standard Version
Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.
Amplified
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For He has rescued the life of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.
Bible in Basic English
Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.
Darby Translation
Sing ye unto Jehovah, praise Jehovah, for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Julia Smith Translation
Sing ye to Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah: for he delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of those doing evil.
King James 2000
Sing unto the LORD, praise you the LORD: for he has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh, for he has delivered [the] life of [the] poor from [the] hand of evildoers.
Modern King James verseion
Sing to Jehovah, praise Jehovah; for He has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Sing unto the LORD, and praise him, for he hath delivered the soul of the oppressed, from the hand of the violent.
NET Bible
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.
New Heart English Bible
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
The Emphasized Bible
Sing ye to Yahweh! Praise ye Yahweh! For he hath delivered the soul of the needy, out of the hand of evildoers.
Webster
Sing to the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evil-doers.
World English Bible
Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Themes
Jeremiah » The prophet » His melancholy and complaints against God, in consequence of persecution
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 20:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Lament
12 And, O Jehovah of Hosts, trier of the righteous, Beholder of reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance out of them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause. 13 Sing ye to Jehovah, praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers. 14 Cursed is the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed!
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Cross References
Psalm 34:6
This poor one called, and Jehovah heard, And from all his distresses saved him.
Psalm 69:33
For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
Psalm 109:30-31
I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
Psalm 35:9-11
And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.
Psalm 72:4
He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
Isaiah 25:4
For Thou hast been a stronghold for the poor, A stronghold for the needy in his distress, A refuge from storm, a shadow from heat, When the spirit of the terrible is as a storm -- a wall.
James 2:5-6
Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?