Parallel Verses
Amplified
For behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
New American Standard Bible
You have
King James Version
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
Holman Bible
You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
International Standard Version
Those far from you will perish; you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you.
A Conservative Version
For, lo, those who are far from thee shall perish. Thou have destroyed all those who go a whoring from thee.
American Standard Version
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.
Bible in Basic English
For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.
Darby Translation
For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
Julia Smith Translation
For behold, they being far off from thee shall perish: thou didst lay waste all committing fornication from thee.
King James 2000
For, lo, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go after idols, departing from you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For indeed, [those] distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.
Modern King James verseion
For lo, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all who go lusting away from You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish; thou destroyest all them that commit fornication against thee.
NET Bible
Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.
New Heart English Bible
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
The Emphasized Bible
For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee.
Webster
For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee.
World English Bible
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
For behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 119:155
Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
Exodus 34:15
otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the prostitute with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you
Numbers 15:39
It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, so that you do not follow after [the desires of] your own heart and eyes, [desires] after which you used to follow and play the prostitute,
James 4:4
You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Job 21:14-15
“Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
Psalm 106:39
In this way they became unclean in their practices;
They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
And honors Me [only] with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
Jeremiah 12:2
You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
Matthew 15:7-8
Ephesians 2:13
But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near
Ephesians 2:17
And He came and preached the good news of peace to you [Gentiles] who were far away, and peace to those [Jews] who were near.
Revelation 17:1-5
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great