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Amplified


He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,
And their blood will be precious in His sight.

New American Standard Bible

He will rescue their life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be precious in his sight;

King James Version

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Holman Bible

He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.

International Standard Version

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight.

A Conservative Version

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. And their blood will be precious in his sight,

American Standard Version

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

Bible in Basic English

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

Darby Translation

He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Julia Smith Translation

From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul, and their blood shall be precious in his eyes.

King James 2000

He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Lexham Expanded Bible

From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.

Modern King James verseion

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence; and their blood shall be precious in His sight.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall deliver their souls from extortion and wrong, and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

NET Bible

From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.

New Heart English Bible

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

The Emphasized Bible

From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their flood in his sight.

Webster

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall be their blood in his sight.

World English Bible

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

Youngs Literal Translation

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Prayer For The King

13
He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.
14 
He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,
And their blood will be precious in His sight.
15
So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;
And let them pray for him continually;
Let them bless and praise him all day long.


Cross References

Psalm 116:15


Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].

Genesis 48:16


The Angel [that is, the Lord Himself] who has redeemed me [continually] from all evil,
Bless the boys;
And may my name live on in them [may they be worthy of having their names linked with mine],
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a [great] multitude in the midst of the earth.”

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again because my life was precious in your sight this day. Hear me, I have played the fool and have done a very great wrong [to you].”

2 Samuel 4:9

David replied to Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every adversity,

Psalm 25:22


O God, redeem Israel,
Out of all his troubles.

Psalm 69:18


Draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].

Psalm 130:8


And He will redeem Israel
From all his sins.

Matthew 23:30-36

and you say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

Luke 1:68-75


“Blessed (praised, glorified) be the Lord, the God of Israel,
Because He has visited us and brought redemption to His people,

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and harassed and drove us out; and [they] continue to be highly displeasing to God and [to show themselves] hostile to all people,

Titus 2:14

who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.

Revelation 6:9-11

When He (the Lamb) broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained [out of loyalty to Christ].

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints (God’s people), and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus [who were martyred]. When I saw her, I wondered in amazement.

Revelation 18:20-24

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.”

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