Parallel Verses
Amplified
They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Holman Bible
and all their skill was useless.
International Standard Version
They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, as all their wisdom became useless.
A Conservative Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
American Standard Version
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits end.
Bible in Basic English
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
Darby Translation
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and they are at their wits' end:
Julia Smith Translation
They will reel and stagger as he intoxicated, and all their wisdom will be swallowed down.
King James 2000
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, and {they were at their wits' end}.
Modern King James verseion
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They reel to and fro, they stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
NET Bible
They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.
New Heart English Bible
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
The Emphasized Bible
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
Webster
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
World English Bible
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Youngs Literal Translation
They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 107:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving To Yahweh For His Of Deliverance
26
They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];
Their courage melted away in their misery.
They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 12:25
“They grope in darkness without light,
And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.”
Isaiah 19:3
“Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become exhausted within them and emptied out;
And I will confuse their strategy,
So that they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
And mediums and soothsayers.
Isaiah 19:14
The Lord has mixed a spirit of distortion within her;
Her leaders have caused Egypt to stagger in all that she does,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
Isaiah 29:9
Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy],
Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence].
They are drunk, but not from wine;
They stagger, but not from strong drink.
Job 37:20
“So shall it be told Him that I wish to speak?
Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up [and destroyed by God]?
Isaiah 24:20
The earth reels back and forth like a drunkard
And sways like a shack;
Its transgression lies heavily upon it,
And it will fall and not rise again.
Acts 27:15-20
and when the ship was caught in it and could not head against the wind [to gain stability], we gave up and [letting her drift] were driven along.