Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Holman Bible
Cush will stretch out its hands
A Conservative Version
Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
American Standard Version
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
Amplified
Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.
Bible in Basic English
Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God.
Darby Translation
Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.
Julia Smith Translation
The rich shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall cause its hand to run to God.
King James 2000
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
Modern King James verseion
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall stretch out her hands to God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The princes shall come out of Egypt; the Ethiopians land shall stretch out her hands unto God.
NET Bible
They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.
New Heart English Bible
Envoys shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
The Emphasized Bible
Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.
Webster
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
World English Bible
Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.
Themes
Dominion » Christ's » Of God, universal
Ethiopia » Prophecies concerning the conversion of
hands » Often spread out in prayer
Jesus Christ » Messiah » Messianic psalms
Kingship, divine » Of God, universal
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:31
Prayers for Psalm 68:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
30 Rebuke the wildlife that lives among the reeds, the nations that congregate like bulls and cows, humbling themselves with pieces of silver, for God scatters the nations that delight in battle. 31 Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God. 32 You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, Interlude
Cross References
Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: "The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, those Sabeans, men of great heights. They'll come over to you and will be yours; They'll trudge behind you coming over in chains, they'll bow down to you. They'll plead with you, "Surely God is in you; and there is no other God at all.'"
Zephaniah 3:10
"From beyond the rivers of Sudan my worshipers including my dispersed people will present offerings to me.
Psalm 44:20
If we had forgotten the name of our God or lifted our hands to a foreign god,
1 Kings 8:22
Then Solomon took his place in front of the LORD's altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
Psalm 72:8-11
May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 88:9
My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude
Isaiah 19:18-25
At that time, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
Isaiah 60:6-7
Throngs of camels will blanket you: the young camels of Midian and Ephu; all those from Shebu will come. They'll carry gold and frankincense, and proclaim the praise of the LORD.
Isaiah 66:19
"I will put up signs among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations to Tarshish, Libya, and Lydia, (who draw the bow), to Tubal and Greece, to the far off coastlands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. Then they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
Acts 8:27-40
So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship.