I trod them blike dirt in the streets,
And I1 spread them out.
You have kept me as the bhead of the nations.
cA people I have not known shall serve me.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the aviolent man.
| << 2 Samuel 22:44 | 2 Samuel 22:46 >> |
American Standard Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Amplified® Bible
Foreigners yielded feigned obedience to me; as soon as they heard of me, they became obedient to me.
Contemporary English Version
They obey and come crawling.
Darby English Version
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
Good News Bible
Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
New American Standard Bible
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
New International Version
and foreigners come cringing to me;
as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
New King James Version
The foreigners submit to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Revised Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
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