Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.

King James Version

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

Holman Bible

Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

International Standard Version

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

A Conservative Version

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

American Standard Version

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

Amplified


As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.

Bible in Basic English

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

Darby Translation

At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

Julia Smith Translation

At the hearing of the ear they shall hear to me: sons of the stranger shall feign to me.

King James 2000

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.

Modern King James verseion

As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me, but the strange children dissemble with me. {TYNDALE: And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.}

NET Bible

When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

New Heart English Bible

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

The Emphasized Bible

At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me:

Webster

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.

World English Bible

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

Youngs Literal Translation

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

Verse Info

Context Readings

Praise For Deliverance

43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.
45 Foreigners fade away,
And come trembling out of their fortresses.

Cross References

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
Who is the shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
So your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread upon their high places.”

2 Samuel 1:13

David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”

2 Samuel 22:44-46

You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people;
You have kept me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.

Psalm 68:30

Rebuke the beasts in the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Isaiah 62:8

The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies;
Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”

Ezekiel 44:7

when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void—this in addition to all your abominations.

Romans 10:16-17

However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

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