Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation.
New American Standard Bible
They
King James Version
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Holman Bible
they arrogantly threaten oppression.
International Standard Version
In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.
A Conservative Version
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression. They speak loftily.
American Standard Version
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Amplified
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak loftily [with malice].
Bible in Basic English
Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
Darby Translation
They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
King James 2000
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They mock and speak maliciously of oppression; they speak [as though] from on high.
Modern King James verseion
They scoff and speak in malice of cruelty; from on high they speak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They corrupt others, and speak blasphemies maliciously; proud and presumptuous are their words.
NET Bible
They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
New Heart English Bible
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
The Emphasized Bible
They mock, and wickedly command oppression, From on high, they command;
Webster
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
World English Bible
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Youngs Literal Translation
They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
7 Their eye will come forth from fat: they passed over the imaginations of the heart 8 They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue will go in the earth.
Cross References
Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, discontented, going according to their eager desires; and their mouth speaks exceeding bulky things, admiring faces on account of advantage.
Exodus 1:9-10
And he will say to his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel, many, being strong above us.
1 Samuel 13:19
And an artificer will not be found in all the land of Israel: (for the rovers said, Lest the Hebrews shall make a sword or spear:)
1 Kings 21:7-29
And Jezebel his wife will say to him, Thou now wilt do the kingdom over Israel: arise, eat bread, and do thy heart good: I will give to thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Psalm 10:2
In the pride of the unjust he will burn the poor: they shall be taken in the devices that they purposed.
Psalm 10:10-11
And crushing, he will bow down, and cast down the afflicted by his strong ones.
Psalm 12:4-5
Who said, By our tongues we shall prevail; our lips are with us: who is Lord over us?
Psalm 17:10
They shut up their fat: their mouth spake in pride.
Psalm 53:1-4
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
Proverbs 30:13-14
A generation, how its eyes were raised up and its eyelashes will be lifted up.
Jeremiah 7:9-11
Stealing, killing, and committing adultery, and swearing for falsehood, and burning incense to Baal, and going after other gods which ye knew not;
Hosea 7:16
They will turn back not to the Highest: they were as a bow of deceit: their chiefs shall fall by the sword from the wrath of their tongue: this their derision in the land of Egypt
2 Peter 2:10
And chiefly them going after the flesh in eager desire of defilement, and despising dominion. Self-sufficient, rash men, they tremble not, defaming glories.
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking excessive things of vanity, they decoy with the eager desires of the flesh, for licentiousness, them having truly escaped from those turned back in error.