Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,

New American Standard Bible

To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

King James Version

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

International Standard Version

to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,

A Conservative Version

to hear the sighing of the prisoner, to loose those who are appointed to death,

American Standard Version

To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;

Amplified


To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Darby Translation

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;

Julia Smith Translation

To hear the groaning of the bound; to loose the sons of death.

King James 2000

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Lexham Expanded Bible

to hear [the] groaning of [the] prisoner, to liberate {those destined to die},

Modern King James verseion

to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free the sons of death;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that he may hear the mournings of such as be in captivity, and deliver the children that are appointed unto death,

NET Bible

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

New Heart English Bible

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

The Emphasized Bible

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free, them who were appointed to death.

Webster

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

World English Bible

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

Youngs Literal Translation

To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

Verse Info

Context Readings

Affliction In Light Of Eternity

19 He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth
20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,
21 so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,


Cross References

Psalm 79:11

Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.

Psalm 146:7

executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners.

Exodus 2:23-25

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out; and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord heard him, for He saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.

2 Kings 13:22-23

Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,

2 Chronicles 33:11-13

So He brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

Job 24:12

From the city, men groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.

Isaiah 14:17

who turned the world into a wilderness,
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

Jeremiah 51:32-35

The fords have been seized,
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.

Zechariah 9:9-12

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you;
He is righteous and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Acts 12:6-11

On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

Ephesians 2:2-3

in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens, the spirit now working in the disobedient.

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