Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones.

New American Standard Bible

Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

King James Version

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Holman Bible

Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts;
do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.

A Conservative Version

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast. Forget not the life of thy poor forever.

American Standard Version

Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

Amplified


Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

Bible in Basic English

O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

Darby Translation

Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou wilt not give the soul of thy turtle-dove to the beast: the life of thy poor thou wilt not forget forever.

King James 2000

O deliver not the soul of your turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not ever forget the life of your afflicted ones.

Modern King James verseion

Do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the multitude; forget not the congregation of Your poor forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove unto the beasts, and forget not the congregation of the poor forever.

NET Bible

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

New Heart English Bible

Do not deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Do not forget the life of your poor forever.

The Emphasized Bible

Do not deliver up, to a wild beast, the life of thy turtle-dove, The living host of thine oppressed ones, do not forget perpetually.

Webster

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

World English Bible

Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don't forget the life of your poor forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.

References

Context Readings

Prayer For Israel

18 Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. 19 Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. 20 Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence.


Cross References

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove, in the hidden places of the rocks, in the secret places of the cliffs, show me your form, and let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your shape is lovely.

Psalm 68:10

Your people live there; you sustain the needy with your goodness, God.

Psalm 9:18

For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

Psalm 68:13

When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold."

Psalm 72:2

May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice.

Song of Songs 4:1

Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes behind your veil are doves, your hair is like a flock of goats coming down from Mt. Gilead.

Song of Songs 6:9

but my dove, my perfect one, is unique. She's unique to her mother, she's pure to the one who gave birth to her. Young women see her and call her blessed, queens and mistresses praise her.

Isaiah 60:8

"Who are these that fly like clouds, and like doves to their windows?

Zephaniah 3:12

I will keep a humble and gentle people among you, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Matthew 10:16

"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

James 2:5-6

Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?

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