Verse Comparison: Psalms 78:39
American Standard Version
And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Amplified® Bible
For He [earnestly] remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that goes and does not return.
Contemporary English Version
God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down.
Darby English Version
And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.
Good News Bible
He remembered that they were only mortal beings, like a wind that blows by and is gone.
King James Version
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
New American Standard Bible
Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.
New International Version
He remembered that they were but flesh,
a passing breeze that does not return.
New King James Version
For He remembered that they were but flesh,
A breath that passes away and does not come again.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus He remembered that they consisted of flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.
Revised Standard Version
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.
Young's Literal Translation
And He remembereth that they `are' flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not.
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