Parallel Verses

King James Version

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

New American Standard Bible

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Holman Bible

Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.

International Standard Version

The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.

A Conservative Version

Those who sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

American Standard Version

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

Amplified


They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Bible in Basic English

I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

Darby Translation

They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

Julia Smith Translation

They sitting in the gate will speak against me, and I was but the music of stringed instruments, of strong drink

King James 2000

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Those sitting at [the] gate talk about me [as] also [the] songs of [the] drunkards.

Modern King James verseion

They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They that sit in the gate speak against me, and the drunkards make songs upon me.

NET Bible

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.

New Heart English Bible

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

The Emphasized Bible

They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

Webster

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

World English Bible

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Youngs Literal Translation

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

References

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Fausets

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

Cross References

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Deuteronomy 16:18

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Job 30:8-9

They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

Psalm 35:15-16

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Daniel 5:2-4

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

Daniel 5:23

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Matthew 27:12-13

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Matthew 27:41-42

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

Matthew 27:62-63

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

Mark 15:17-19

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

Acts 4:26-27

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

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